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Fewer overdoses, not increased naloxone use, may help explain decline in U.S. overdose deaths (www.brown.edu)
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[–] 20 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (4 children)

Is this headline not a tautology?

Fewer overdoses explains the reduction in overdose deaths? Ya don't say.

Edit: I understand the point of the study, I just think the headline is poorly worded

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  • [–] 16 points 6 days ago*

    Naloxone helps mitigate the effects of an overdose, it doesn't prevent overdoses (or at least isn't used for that purpose). An overdose is not always lethal.

    The research suggests that the observed reduction in overdose deaths was not primarily due to increased use of naloxone.

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  • [–] 0 points 6 days ago (2 children)

    No, it's science: fewer overdoses means fewer deaths of overdose. Undeniable logic. As the science should be.

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