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2023-09-14 -Obits-

Drug overdose deaths have quadrupled in the past 20 years

[NYPOST] The US is now experiencing its greatest overall rates of death in more than a century — and it’s being fueled by a sharp rise in drug overdoses.

Experts from Florida Atlantic University analyzed trends in US drug overdose deaths, and discovered that the rates of those deaths spiked 4.4 times from 1999 to 2020.

In 1999, there were 6.9 overdose deaths per 100,000 deaths. That number jumped to 30 overdose deaths per 100,000 — more than quadrupling — by 2020.

"Death is inevitable, but premature death is not," Dr. Charles H. Hennekens of the FAU Schmidt College of Medicine said in a news release.

"Public health authorities should ... treat patients who have drug use disorders in the same way as patients who have a serious chronic disease to avoid premature death," Hennekens added.

The researchers point to a 1986 World Health Organization statement that pain treatment is a universal right. Following that, pain treatment guidelines for diseases like cancer were developed to include the use of opioids.

And soon thereafter, OxyContin — oxycodone hydrochloride, a highly addictive opioid — was approved for the management of pain, paving the way for widespread prescription and abuse of opioids.

Posted by Fred 2023-09-14 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11130 views ] Top
File under: Narcos

#1 I refuse to apologize for having zero empathy for people with self destructive tendencies.

Posted by Glusoling Jineque6222 2023-09-14 00:13|| 2023-09-14 00:13|| Front Page Top

#2 Between abortion and ODs, I'm not sure how the left keeps its voting numbers up. Oh, wait...

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-09-14 05:16|| 2023-09-14 05:16|| Front Page Top

#3 One cops perspective:

I'm probably in the minority, but I believe the approved use of Narcan by first responders, and now over the counter to anyone, just increases the use of opioids.

"It's fine, if I OD, someone will save me with Narcan"

Posted by Besoeker 2023-09-14 07:32|| 2023-09-14 07:32|| Front Page Top

#4 Yes. Soon we will have lawsuits because you don't carry Narcan. And lawsuits because you did and it didn't work. And because you did and it did work.

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-09-14 08:13|| 2023-09-14 08:13|| Front Page Top

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