Author: Brandon A. Weber / Source: Big Think
- It appears that overdoses are increasing exponentially, no matter the drug itself
- If the study bears out, it means that even reducing opiates will not slow the trajectory.
- The causes of these trends remain obscure, but near the end of the write-up about the study, a hint might be apparent
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A new study has just been published in Science.Org magazine detailing the progression of addiction in the United States from 1979 to 2016.
Named “Changing dynamics of the drug overdose epidemic in the United States from 1979 through 2016,” it records the deaths from 600,000 overdoses during that 38-year period.
The results are more disturbing because one fact emerges: no matter the drug of choice for those who overdosed, or even the demographic backgrounds of those who overdosed, the mortality rate has increased every year since 1979.
Even more alarming: Even if, for example, the current opioid crises…
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