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Old 07-11-2020, 12:51 PM
 
Location: Mid-Atlantic
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2020 will just be the year of COVID-19. I think there is a lot of debate on how they are classifying deaths. As of this post 198 people in Allegheny County have died from this virus. It has a long way to go before it catches up to opioid overdose deaths before the end of the year. In 2019 more than 560 people in Allegheny county died of opioid overdoses. Just to keep things in perspective. At this point you have a greater chance of overdosing and dying on opioids than you do with the Covid-19 virus.
You can choose not to take opioids.

 
Old 07-11-2020, 01:17 PM
 
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2020 will just be the year of COVID-19. I think there is a lot of debate on how they are classifying deaths. As of this post 198 people in Allegheny County have died from this virus. It has a long way to go before it catches up to opioid overdose deaths before the end of the year. In 2019 more than 560 people in Allegheny county died of opioid overdoses. Just to keep things in perspective. At this point you have a greater chance of overdosing and dying on opioids than you do with the Covid-19 virus.

Actually, if you look nationally that's not true.


The latest data from 2018 regarding drug overdose deaths (of all kinds) is 67,367. If we look at just opioids, that number is 14,975, and synthetic narcotics (mainly Fentanyl) was 31,355.


https://www.drugabuse.gov/drug-topic...se-death-rates


We're already at 119,318 COVID-19 deaths, and we're barely 1/2 way through the year.


https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid19/index.htm




To sum up


All of 2018: 14,975 opioid deaths
So far 2019: 119,318 COVID deaths
 
Old 07-11-2020, 07:27 PM
 
Location: In Transition
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Originally Posted by Copanut View Post
You can choose not to take opioids.
True but you could touch something with residue on it then it absorbs through your skin. A few ounces of the stuff could kill many people quickly.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbs...fficials-warn/

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Originally Posted by PghPatriot View Post
Actually, if you look nationally that's not true.


The latest data from 2018 regarding drug overdose deaths (of all kinds) is 67,367. If we look at just opioids, that number is 14,975, and synthetic narcotics (mainly Fentanyl) was 31,355.


https://www.drugabuse.gov/drug-topic...se-death-rates


We're already at 119,318 COVID-19 deaths, and we're barely 1/2 way through the year.


https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid19/index.htm




To sum up


All of 2018: 14,975 opioid deaths
So far 2019: 119,318 COVID deaths
To sum it up. I am talking about Allegheny County not national. As this is a thread on Pittsburgh not national.
 
Old 07-11-2020, 07:32 PM
 
Location: Mid-Atlantic
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True but you could touch something with residue on it then it absorbs through your skin. A few ounces of the stuff could kill many people quickly.
And how many of the 560 deaths occured that way?
 
Old 07-11-2020, 07:36 PM
 
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I’m convinced nobody on the North Side works.
Pretty sure my neighbors don't think I work, I haven't worn anything but white t-shirts and MLB licensed shorts since March.
 
Old 07-11-2020, 07:41 PM
 
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And how many of the 560 deaths occured that way?
That is a great question I don’t have the answer to.

We know the death data for Covid-19 is flawed. More common and less deadly. People could test positive and die from something unrelated and it is classified as Covid-19.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/fee.org...fail-again/amp
 
Old 07-11-2020, 09:21 PM
 
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To sum it up. I am talking about Allegheny County not national. As this is a thread on Pittsburgh not national.

Sorry, you're right. Hopefully with the bars closing we're able to stem the tide and not become out of control like the south is doing now.
 
Old 07-15-2020, 06:48 PM
 
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https://www.wtae.com/article/butler-...ening/32353957

At least Butler County is going after this BS from Wolf and his picking and choosing as he sees fit instead of mapping out something and sticking to it! We all should be open. We aren't even close to hospital issues or really many cases.
I wonder if the hot take artists like this guy are going to come back and post about what a resounding success reopening was.
 
Old 07-15-2020, 10:12 PM
 
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I’m convinced nobody on the North Side works.
Definitely not the teenagers blowing off some heat.
 
Old 07-16-2020, 04:48 AM
 
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Definitely not the teenagers blowing off some heat.
"blowing off some heat"? Have you lived in an urban neighborhood?
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