Fentanyl is now the deadliest drug in America, CDC says

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Scripps National


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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report today that says fentanyl has become the deadliest drug in the nation, overtaking heroin.

From 1999 to 2016, drug overdose deaths in the United States tripled from 6.1 per 100,000 people to 19.8 per 100,000 people, the CDC report says. The study examined decedents who were U.S. residents with an underlying cause of death being a drug overdose, including people who did it unintentionally and intentionally (suicide and homicide and undetermined reasons).

"The top 10 drugs involved in overdose deaths remained consistent throughout the 6-year period,
the report says. This includes:
1. fentanyl
2. heroin
3. hydrocodone
4. methadone
5. morphine
6. oxycodone
7. alprazolam
8. diazepam
9. cocaine
10. methamphetamine

"The drugs that ranked 11–15 varied from year to year and included such drugs as diphenhydramine, citalopram, acetaminophen, carisoprodol, tramadol, oxymorphone and amitrip," the CDC said.

Overdose deaths from methadone decreased by 10 percent per year from 2011 to 2014, according to the report.

[Muddy]

Scripps National


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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report today that says fentanyl has become the deadliest drug in the nation, overtaking heroin.

From 1999 to 2016, drug overdose deaths in the United States tripled from 6.1 per 100,000 people to 19.8 per 100,000 people, the CDC report says. The study examined decedents who were U.S. residents with an underlying cause of death being a drug overdose, including people who did it unintentionally and intentionally (suicide and homicide and undetermined reasons).

"The top 10 drugs involved in overdose deaths remained consistent throughout the 6-year period,
the report says. This includes:
1. fentanyl
2. heroin
3. hydrocodone
4. methadone
5. morphine
6. oxycodone
7. alprazolam
8. diazepam
9. cocaine
10. methamphetamine

"The drugs that ranked 11–15 varied from year to year and included such drugs as diphenhydramine, citalopram, acetaminophen, carisoprodol, tramadol, oxymorphone and amitrip," the CDC said.

Overdose deaths from methadone decreased by 10 percent per year from 2011 to 2014, according to the report.


Acetaminophen folks.. Just go's to show you can OD on anything if you are stupid enough..

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I think that one is from chronic drunks that pop Tylenol and such for headaches and other pain while drinking. Alcohol mixed with acetaminophen results in severe liver damage (worse than the damage that alcohol does alone to your liver).

[Muddy]

I think that one is from chronic drunks that pop Tylenol and such for headaches and other pain while drinking. Alcohol mixed with acetaminophen results in severe liver damage (worse than the damage that alcohol does alone to your liver).

I read that as well.. It's like throwing a baseball through a glass pane...

[Teh One Who Knocks]

One of the guys that works here, his brother was a hardcore alcoholic. And he had chronic pain issues too. He went through bottles of ibuprofen like it was nothing. Doctor told him over and over to quit drinking and/or quit popping the ibuprofen. He ended up dying last year because the ibuprofen mixed with the alcohol fucked up a bunch of his organs.

[PorkChopSandwiches]

I dont see marijuana on the list....strange

[Teh One Who Knocks]

I dont see marijuana on the list....strange

I don't know of anyone that has said that it's deadly in and of itself. But the people claiming it doesn't fuck you up are in denial.

[DemonGeminiX]

Studies have shown that pot's more carcinogenic than nicotine.

[Muddy]

Thats a bold statement to make without any sources..

[Muddy]

Heres an article disputing your statement from pubmed which is a site doctors pull from.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1277837/

[DemonGeminiX]

Google is your friend. It won't take long. Article's are all over the place.

[PorkChopSandwiches]

Studies have shown that pot's more carcinogenic than nicotine.


Thats a bold statement to make without any sources..

Yeah I read a lot on the subject and haven't seen that once

[Teh One Who Knocks]

The American Lung Association says it's not good for you, at least not smoking it.

https://www.lung.org/stop-smoking/smoking-facts/marijuana-and-lung-health.html

[RBP]

That's very true for the benzodiazepines alprazolam (Xanax) and diazepam (Valium) on the list. They are significantly more deadly when mixed with alcohol. I would assume most of those deaths of from polysubstance abuse.

[RBP]

This whole thing goes way back. Betty Ford's captain jack was washing down pain pills with cocktails.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Another one that's kinda shocking to me to be on the list is #11 diphenhydramine since that's basically the generic form of Benadryl.

[Godfather]

Scary shit... out of curiosity, I wonder where alcohol would land on this list? Gotta be top 5 right?

[lost in melb.]

I think alcohol is harder to OD on, because you vomit first. It tends to kill alcoholics slowly.

[RBP]

I think alcohol is harder to OD on, because you vomit first. It tends to kill alcoholics slowly.

From your perspective... Do you consider COD the method of death or the underlying mental health issue?