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| CDC: Drug Overdoses (not AR-15's) Killed 63,632 Americans In 2016 |
| 2018-04-01 |
| [Hot Air] There were estimates last year that the number of drug overdose deaths in 2016 might be as high as 60,000 but the actual numbers, released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are even worse: The sharp increase in deaths from cocaine and other drugs is believed to be, in part, a result of drug suppliers mixing illicit fentanyl into the supply, thereby increasing the chance of an overdose. The geographic distribution of overdose deaths doesn’t focus on one region of the country, though the specific drug causing the increases varies from state to state. The highest adjusted death rate was in West Virginia. The lowest rate was in Texas. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #5 There is a lot of money involved here. There are lots of people in and out of gummint who will not readily give up their cut. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2018-04-01 15:14 |
| #4 Opium wars round two? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2018-04-01 14:22 |
| #3 We need to outlaw Assault Opioids! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2018-04-01 11:48 |
| #2 Many of these "imports" subsidized by the US Postal Service. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2018-04-01 10:10 |
| #1 The overdose death rate from synthetic opioids (other than methadone) more than doubled, likely driven by illicitly manufactured fentanyl (IMF) Data from NDEWS. Fentanyl and fentanyl analogs. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2018-04-01 09:00 |