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Meanwhile fentanyl is killing more. But that’s self-inflicted so LA Times chose to highlight something else. Edit: the data scientist of the article could pr
by egberts1 4y ago
Meanwhile fentanyl is killing more.
But that’s self-inflicted so LA Times chose to highlight something else.
Edit: the data scientist of the article could probably read more.
Like this Los Angeles County Health Dept.
There, I did some journalistic leg work.
http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/sapc/MDU/SpecialReport/AccidentalDrugOverdoseReport.pdf http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/sapc/MDU/SpecialReport/Acci...
- fknorangesite 4y agoFentanyl is neither contagious nor airborne.
- nonameiguess 4y agoI checked this writer's page and literally the last story she published before this one was about an overdose prevention program: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-09-16/this-is-not-the-end-l-a-advocates-say-veto-doesnt-shut-door-to-safe-injection-sites https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-09-16/this-is-... Does she need to ride your personal hobby horse in every single article she ever writes for you to realize it's possible for people to care about more than one problem at a time?
- egberts1 4y agoPick your battle. Need to make society functional and educated … again.
- drekk 4y agoIf you want a more functional and educated society you could start by encouraging diverse coverage of multifaceted issues instead of doubling down on criticizing a journalist for writing a piece about the still-ongoing global pandemic
- egberts1 4y agoOr prioritize on ones that affects society the greatest.
- sneak 4y agoTobacco use kills 7x every day, week, and month in the USA as the “opioid epidemic”.