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29 thoughts on “Raw data: Drug overdose deaths are still plunging

    1. MF

      That's an insanely large drop for just one year with no obvious reason.

      I suspect the issue is a change in how data is reported or analyzed.

        1. zic

          +1. Deaths in my community are way down because of naloxone.

          What has not increased is treatment options, so a chart that showed overdoses + naloxone would probably put the OD potential death rate right back up where it was.

      1. memyselfandi

        Very few people are trying drugs who are not addicted since everyone knows the illegal drug supply is badly contaminated with stuff that will kill you on your first try. And again, given how badly the illegal drug supply has been poisoned, significant number of the already addicted are dead, have overcome their addictions or have naloxone with them when they use.

  1. ICEngineer

    Is there any more information about the drugs involved? Specifically, I'm wondering percentages are prescribed drugs vs illicit drugs?

    1. Crissa

      It used to be mostly legal drugs, but since fentanyl is fatal at like, 2mg, it's made the entire illicit supply of anything more dangerous as it could be in it.

    1. KJK

      Worm Brain and Mago Mussolini will probably reverse that policy (because its part of Biden's woke Marxists agenda) and then ban mifepristone nationwide.

        1. KJK

          It's "Mango Mussolini"

          Sorry, did not notice my typing error before the 5 minutes was up (spell check worked for typos of "Mussolini").

  2. jte21

    Agree with those who have pointed out that it's probably the wider availability of emergency anti-overdose drugs that have done the trick here. The CBP is also interdicting smuggled fentanyl more effectively, driving up the street price, so people are using it less.

  3. golack

    A number of things are going on. Some have been mentioned above. Others:

    Kids do not drink or use drugs as much now. It's not the 60's anymore--love ain't free.

    Marijuana is legal in a lot/most places now.

    The "popular" drug(s) shift, e.g. from cocaine and "crack" to heroin chic.

    Those affected by Purdue Pharma dying off.

    1. cephalopod

      I do wonder how much is related to changes in opioid prescription rates. At this point we probably have burned through most people who became addicted because of legal prescriptions and then had to switch to illicit purchases when the prescription crackdown happened. They have either successfully gone through rehab or died.

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