I hate percentages without numbers. And the fentanyl numbers apparently weren't impressive enough, so they cherry-picked a subset to get 9000 (the summary is correct, the headline is inaccurate).
> 2015 and 2023, fentanyl-related deaths rose from 264 to 4,144 among older adults (a 1,470% increase) and from 8,513 to 64,694 among younger adults (a 660% increase). Within the older population, deaths involving both fentanyl and stimulants grew from 8.7% (23 of 264 fentanyl deaths) in 2015 to 49.9% (2,070 of 4,144) in 2023 -- a staggering 9,000% rise. In comparison, among younger adults, fentanyl-stimulant deaths rose from 21.3% (1,812 of 8,513) to 59.3% (38,333 of 64,694) over the same period, a 2,115% increase.
And without stats for other types of ODs and for population size to compare against, it's hard to draw conclusions. Not to say that I dont't there's an opioid epidemic.
I hate percentages without numbers. And the fentanyl numbers apparently weren't impressive enough, so they cherry-picked a subset to get 9000 (the summary is correct, the headline is inaccurate).
> 2015 and 2023, fentanyl-related deaths rose from 264 to 4,144 among older adults (a 1,470% increase) and from 8,513 to 64,694 among younger adults (a 660% increase). Within the older population, deaths involving both fentanyl and stimulants grew from 8.7% (23 of 264 fentanyl deaths) in 2015 to 49.9% (2,070 of 4,144) in 2023 -- a staggering 9,000% rise. In comparison, among younger adults, fentanyl-stimulant deaths rose from 21.3% (1,812 of 8,513) to 59.3% (38,333 of 64,694) over the same period, a 2,115% increase.
And without stats for other types of ODs and for population size to compare against, it's hard to draw conclusions. Not to say that I dont't there's an opioid epidemic.
Which seniors? American? European? Wealthy? Poor? Sick? Healthy?