Commissar SFLUFAN Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 US overdoses surged in 2020 – especially among people of color | Opioids crisis | The Guardian WWW.THEGUARDIAN.COM Government data show mortality among Black and Native people increased dramatically during the first year of the pandemic Quote Overdose death rates surged among Black, American Indian and Alaska Native individuals in 2020, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Tuesday. The data, from 25 states and the District of Columbia, show the overdose death rate increased 44% for Black people and 39% for American Indian and Alaska Native people from 2019. The overdose death rate has ballooned in other demographics as well. White people saw a 24% increase in overdose death rates. The CDC said the increase in deaths was largely driven by illegally produced fentanyl and fentanyl analogs. The US recorded 91,799 drug overdose deaths in 2020, about a 30% increase from 2019, according to the CDC. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uaarkson Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 This is a sign of a sick society. Our systems can’t give these people meaningful, satisfactory lives, and this is the result. Just an enormous amount of tragedy going around. This is what happens when your “free market” has no “safety net” 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anathema- Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 yeah I think white people turned to shooting themselves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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PaladinSolo Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 States with more gun laws likely have better quality of life, and support systems in place, cause you know big gubermint and all that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Air_Delivery Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 9 hours ago, Uaarkson said: This is a sign of a sick society. Our systems can’t give these people meaningful, satisfactory lives, and this is the result. Just an enormous amount of tragedy going around. This is what happens when your “free market” has no “safety net” Shit is killing people who aren't even into heroin. Its getting into all illegal drugs. I wouldn't touch anything I didn't know where it came from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUFKAK Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 The next 20 years in this country is gonna be something to behold. the most dangerous cohort in any society are young unattached men and America is just churning them out now like it’s a five for five sale at Luckys. Deaths of despair is just one way this manifests. While it’s not just men dying of this obviously, anecdotally they are who I treat primarily in my ED. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anathema- Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 1 hour ago, TUFKAK said: The next 20 years in this country is gonna be something to behold. the most dangerous cohort in any society are young unattached men and America is just churning them out now like it’s a five for five sale at Luckys. Deaths of despair is just one way this manifests. While it’s not just men dying of this obviously, anecdotally they are who I treat primarily in my ED. War adventuring is... good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 9 hours ago, Anathema- said: But 2A stans said suicide by gun doesn’t count, I’m confused. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUFKAK Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 1 hour ago, Anathema- said: War adventuring is... good? You know me better than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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