That appears to lump fentanyl deaths in with suicide. Those deaths are often accidental. In fact, probably most of the time. Users develop resistance. Then they go on some other drug for a time. Fentanyl resistance fades. Then they return to it, at the dose they were using before — not realizing the fade.
And they die. By accident.
The link I provided is pure. Those are recorded explicit suicides.
Suicides declined in 2020, the latest year for which there is data. There was no vax, but there was social distancing.
The bottom line is lockdowns DID affect habits that lead to death-—27%-32% increases. That’s not coincidence. I don’t know why I waste time with you-—you have twisted the truth and spout lies over and over:
“The overall drug-induced death rate increased by 30 percent, largely driven by increases in deaths due to use of synthetic opioids and psychostimulants. The rate of drug-induced death rose for all but one population group – those over 75 years of age. There were particularly large increases in communities of color, among youth (17 years old and younger) and young adults (18-34 years of age) and in the South and West regions of the country.
Alcohol-induced death rates increased by 27 percent, and the increase spanned demographic groups and parts of the country, including in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Increases were particularly high among young adults, American Indians/Alaska Native and Asian communities, and for those living in the Midwest.”