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From your link: "including prescription pain relievers, heroin, and synthetic opioids such as fentanyl" So recreational drug abusers are included in the count
by Chozenlaruso 6y ago
From your link:
"including prescription pain relievers, heroin, and synthetic opioids such as fentanyl"
So recreational drug abusers are included in the count? I believe the OP was only taking prescription drugs.
Is there a count somewhere of just the overdoses on prescribed opioids?
- ska 6y agoIt's tricky to meaningfully separate these cases, as many opioid addictions start with prescriptions and move to more available opioids when the prescriptions end.
- dodobirdlord 6y agoThis is substantially less common than is widely believed.
- ska 6y agoThis varies a lot by area, but it isn't rare.