Yearly since 2012, #opioid prescriptions have hit all-time lows as #overdoses hit all-time highs. Here's why:
1>#Addiction thru medical use is "very rare" (@AmericanCancer Society).
2>Multiple studies show stopping/tapering rx #opioids *increases* the risk of OD or #suicide.
#CDC had to get #squirrely w/ data in 2013 to make it seem as tho #opioid scripts were fueling overdoses. Note they compare kilograms per 10,000 to ODs per 100,000 & literally fail to connect the dots when scripts fell in 2012.
#Opioid prescribing peaked 8 years ago, & drug overdoses are the #1 cause of death for Americans under 50. Denying or discontinuing medicine *increased* rates of #OD & #suicide.
Doctors & policymakers are killing people to "save" them from the "very rare" risk of #addiction.
Compelling 2019 piece by Raymond Barglow, PhD, about why policymakers have failed to effectively respond to the epidemic of overdoses to illegal #opioids & how they could get it right. #cpp #chronicpain skeptic.com/reading_room/h…
2012 review (17 studies): median 0.5% incidence & median 4.5% prevalence of #addiction from medical use of #opioids for #ChronicPain.
Conclusion: "opioid analgesics for chronic pain are not associated with a major risk for developing dependence." #cpp
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111…
@headsUPmigraine @NitaGhei @Samantha @PROPkills @amylorrainelong graphs! data! logical fallacies!
You know what #philosophy majors say! Post hoc ergo propter hoc!
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