Those Alcohol Death Statistics…
Of course, if we also counted the other ways that drinking can kill -- via accidents (on the road, in the water, etc), suicides, falls, etc. -- the 2020 total suddenly increases to 140,000 fatalities.
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Fentanyl on Social Media
In COVID terms, it’s as contagious as omicron, as fatal as delta. And targeted at the young, making use of their favorite platforms.
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Getting Sober. And Not Getting Sober.
Research into long-term recovery has been prominent in the past — why not revive it?
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“Omar coming”
Michael K. Williams’ death came years later, but was equally unglamorous. Unintentional, the result of a combination of fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and p-fluorofentanyl, an analog most people have never heard of.
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Fatal OD, Unintended OD
To the casual observer, drinking or drug use is a form of slow suicide.
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Overdose Madness
By the way, if you were wondering whether the issue will be co-opted into the ongoing partisan political debate, the answer is: oh, hell yes.
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Death of a True Believer
She probably felt Adderall didn’t count because it was prescribed. A common mistake.
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Undercounting– Again
And like the opioid epidemic, the virus disproportionately harmed the disadvantaged and minorities among us.
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Medicaid Expands – Finally
If you work in public health, you can breathe a sigh of relief. Now when people in need show up, whether it’s at the clinic, in the ER, or in the hospital, there are funds to help defray the cost.
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Undercounted
Typically, the researchers report, an undercounted fatality would be a white female between the ages of 30 and 60.
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Old Diseases Made New
When we fail to provide adequate treatment for substance disorders, we pay a price in terms of overall public health.
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Fentanyl Goes West
It’s Business 101, for illegal as well as legal enterprises.
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Vaping Disease
We already know there’s a strong business link between vaping and Big Tobacco.
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