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Originally Posted by Sun Belt
Here are some actual stats:
42,000 deaths from opioid over-doses represents 66% of all drug overdoses in 2016
From 2015 to 2016 % increase in opioid deaths.
56.1% increase in Blacks [that was the biggest increase seen in any racial or ethnic group].
36.4% increase with Asians and Pacific Islanders
32.6% increase with Hispanics
25.9% increase with Whites
14.9% among Native American Indians
Texas had the lowest age adjusted opioid death rate at 4.9/100,000 compared to
Washington D.C. with a rate of 30/100,000
200% increase in the death rate amongst hispanics/latinos from synthetic opioids
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Using percentage increase is misleading. Opioid use may be on the rise in minority communities but 90% of opioid addicts are still white.
It's a moral failing of the culture, tbh. Stop blaming doctors and the politicians and start looking in the mirror.