Re: 'Urgency to act': Database takes in-depth look at devastating opioid epidemic across US

On 20 Feb 2022, bruce bowser <[email protected]> posted some 
news:[email protected]:

> Give the stupid fuckers all the fentanyl they want!  Let them kill
> themselves.  Burn their bodies to make fertilizer and electricity. 
> Fuck them.  

SAN FRANCISCO —
Since 1999, more than a million people have died from drug overdoses. It's 
an issue that has grappled communities, both big and small, across the 
U.S.

"The drug overdose crisis is impacting nearly every corner of the U.S.," 
The San Francisco Chronicle's data editor, Dan Kopf, said.

The Chronicle, a Hearst newspaper, has documented the accelerating 
epidemic as drug overdoses claimed the lives of 107,669 people last year.

It created a nationwide database to track overdose deaths.

APP USERS: Click here to see the interactive tracker

"We found that there was no easy-to-use resource to help people understand 
the impact on their community and where to get help," Kopf said. "Given 
the gravity of the crisis and the expertise we've built on the subject, it 
was clear we needed to build such a tool.”

The majority of deaths in recent years have been attributed to fentanyl. 
In 2022, 73,654 died of a fentanyl overdose, that's up from 70,601 people 
in 2021 and 56,516 in 2020.

The data for the first-of-its-kind tracker, which will be updated monthly, 
is acquired from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's public 
health database known as CDC WONDER.

The tracker provides readers with a look at what is happening in their own 
communities. When possible, it is searchable down to the county level, 
according to the Chronicle.

"We hope governments, public health professionals and regular citizens 
concerned about the crisis will use this information to monitor whether 
the situation is worsening in their county and state," Kopf said. 
"National numbers are one thing, but seeing the growing number of deaths 
locally may give communities a sense of urgency to act."



Here is a list of the top 10. Rates are per 100,000 people:

Baltimore, Maryland - 174.1
Davidson County, Tennessee - 101.5
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania - 88.5
Marion County, Indiana - 84.1
Washington, D.C. - 77.9
Jefferson County, Kentucky - 77.6
San Francisco County, California - 72.9
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin - 72.6
Bernalillo County, New Mexico - 68.8
Camden County, New Jersey - 67.8

If you or someone you know needs help, the National Survey of Substance 
Abuse Treatment Services provides data on where to find treatment by the 
type offered.

The San Francisco Chronicle is owned by the Hearst Corporation, which owns 
and operates this television station.

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