Where opiates killed the most people in 2015

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Where opiates killed the most people in 2015

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/12/13/where-opiates-killed-the-most-people-in-2015/?hpid=hp_hp-more-top-stories_opioids-0830pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.fb88e0f262a6



By Christopher Ingraham December 13 at 7:00 AM

Used syringes are discarded at a needle exchange clinic in Vermont in 2014 where users can pick up new syringes and other clean items for those dependent on heroin. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

More than 33,000 people died of opioid overdoses in the United States last year. But speaking of an “opiate epidemic” is in some ways a misnomer. The latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that the country is in fact dealing with multiple opioid epidemics right now — each with a distinct geographic footprint.
The geography of opioid deaths

Starting with the big picture, here's a map of total opioid death rates by state. County-level data would be preferable, but the CDC suppresses data for many small counties to protect the privacy of the people who live there. The data in this map encompasses everything from heroin to hydrocodone to more powerful synthetic drugs like fentanyl.................


https://img.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=&w=480

[femmocrat]

1. I am surprised PA isn't higher.

Especially in the SW where the culture is much like WV.

[dixiegrrrrl]

2. Surprised Cal. is not higher, given the population size.

Really important to distinguish among different types of opioids contributing to deaths.
you would think that with New York, San Francisco, Seattle, and other major cities being host to heroin users, deaths would be higher there.