It’s #InternationalOverdoseAwarenessDay. In America, the drug epidemic does not get enough attention from the media and our many public officials. Many ppl aren’t even aware of the fact that ~100k ppl died last year due to drug overdoses.
Even before #COVID19 came along and numbed us from every day death tolls, 200 ppl were dying each day from drug use in the US. Now that number is 250 ppl dying per day from drug overdoses. The first step to a solution is to recognize that there is a problem.
Today in honor of #OverdoseAwarenessDay , I’ll be posting a bunch of information about drug overdoses. Since I am from Florida, a lot of my data will be from Florida, but the sentiment of this huge problem applies to almost every large metro area in the US.
Consider me your #data DJ for the day. If you have requests for drug overdose data from a specific location in the states, feel free to request it and I’ll see what I can find. My goal is to spread awareness to you, so that you can spread awareness to others, and so on.
If more ppl can recognize how big of a problem the drug overdose epidemic has been for the last decade then maybe more ppl will speak at local commissioners meetings, talk to their local state/US congress reps, or vote to bring better candidates in to help adopt better solutions.
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