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Great article, looks like some think the spike in deaths is a result of adding in deaths from over the counter drug abuses into the tally- intentional or not.
Who Is Telling The Truth About Prescription Opioid Deaths? DEA? CDC? Neither?
By Josh Bloom — November 5, 2018
https://www.acsh.org/news/2018/11/05/who-telling-truth-about-prescription-opioid-deaths-dea-cdc-neither-13569
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Ain't that something? The medications, which sure are killing a lot of people as shown in Figure 2, are not opioids, or restricted prescription drugs or even unrestricted drugs. They are ALL drugs. Including OTC (Advil, Aleve) and prescription (indomethacin, diclofenac) non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Although estimates of annual deaths from NSAIDs vary widely they are significant: 3,000-16,000 deaths per year.
Were OTC medications included in order to skew the results? The CDC and PROP have used this trick over and over again; it works. I don't know about the DEA, but feel free to ask Uttam Dhillon, Acting Administrator Drug Enforcement Administration. He signed the report.
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Reminds me of another topic.
Modern vs. Vintage: Horsepower through the years
https://www.autoblog.com/2013/08/15/modern-vs-vintage-horsepower-through-the-years/
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For one thing, there's the issue of the actual rating process. Before 1971, engines were factory rated using a process defined by the Society of Automotive Engineers as 'Gross' horsepower. This figure was calculated on a test stand with no intake, exhaust or power-robbing accessories attached. After 1971, power levels dropped as manufacturers re-rated engines using the SAE's 'Net' process, which added intake and exhaust restrictions and the load of engine accessories, like the alternator and power-steering pump.
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Back on topic, an earlier Josh Bloom article on the subject.
The Opioid Epidemic in 6 Charts Designed To Deceive You
By Josh Bloom — October 12, 2017
https://www.acsh.org/news/2017/10/12/opioid-epidemic-6-charts-designed-deceive-you-11935
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Trick #1: Manipulative and misleading statistics.
Trick #2: Telling a half-truth.
Trick #4: Blame the drug companies.
Trick #5: Twist the truth
Trick #6: Ignore what doctors are saying.
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The first reader comment from the link above.
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Mr. Bloom, thank you for being a such a clear and cogent voice on this topic. With this piece, you cut through the PR nightmare created by those creating the so-called "epidemic" narrative. This article is exemplary and will very likely become one of the seminal works on this topic. It should be sent to every policy-maker in America to help them understand the immense suffering this fake "epidemic" has caused to hundreds of thousands of intractable pain patients, most of whom have suffered the loss of their physicians and their life-saving medications.
Having the ability to relieve pain and suffering with simple medications, but choosing not to do so, is akin to torture. Why would American lawmakers and physicians subject patients with intractable pain syndromes to lives of suffering and suicide, and leave them untreated, when simple solutions exist? Hopefully, your work here will make this clear.
Thank you again. Fantastic work.
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