Unraveling the Mystery of Opioid Death Rates

Opioid death rates are frequently quoted by the CDC and governmental agencies as showing significant increases year after year, but how these death rates are calculated is somewhat complex. The reporting of causes of death have changed from the 1970s until the present with the increasing availability of toxicology testing being available and in the increased use of such testing in the US. The coding used for causes of death in the US have used the ICD-10 system since 1999- predating the... Unraveling the Mystery of Opioid Death Rates
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