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This is a meaningless argument if you don't normalize for usage rates. Many times more people are on legal drugs than illegal drugs. I doubt OxyContin kills a h
by aianus 11y ago
This is a meaningless argument if you don't normalize for usage rates. Many times more people are on legal drugs than illegal drugs. I doubt OxyContin kills a higher percentage of its users than heroin.
- jnbiche 11y agoAlso surveillance bias is a problem in these data. Also, these data include things like acetaminophen overdoses (estimates run from 100 to 1000 deaths per year).
- facetube 11y agoThose overdoses could still be secondary to opioid addiction; there are lots of APAP/hydrocodone and APAP/oxycodone out there.