Merlu@lemmy.ml to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 days agoUS overdose deaths fell 27% last year, the largest one-year decline ever seenapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up1284arrow-down16
arrow-up1278arrow-down1external-linkUS overdose deaths fell 27% last year, the largest one-year decline ever seenapnews.comMerlu@lemmy.ml to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 days agomessage-square26fedilink
minus-squaresimulacra_procession@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-219 days agoThis was a very short term study at the time, but Colorado saw some 6%, or .7 deaths per month, reduction from time of legalization in 2014 to the end of 2015. Would love to see a longer term study.
minus-squareLost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·19 days agoWait…so, they had 30 deaths TOTAL in the year 2000? Damn. I’m fairly sure Ohio in 2015 was in the thousands.
This was a very short term study at the time, but Colorado saw some 6%, or .7 deaths per month, reduction from time of legalization in 2014 to the end of 2015. Would love to see a longer term study.
Wait…so, they had 30 deaths TOTAL in the year 2000?
Damn. I’m fairly sure Ohio in 2015 was in the thousands.