That’s crap. I have a 0 out of 7 billion (or absolute zero) chance of dying from an opioid overdose if I don’t take any.
Many have died in the hospital, or hospice, or home hospice.
Another person, one day, may administer a fatal dose knowingly or unknowingly.
Or you may find yourself with cancer, a burst disc or some sort of neurological pain and take too many your own self.
That’s how many get hooked and end up seeking street drugs.
Any opioid will do.
“The report notes that the odds calculated are statistical averages over the whole U.S. population and do not necessarily reflect the chances of death for a particular person. A person’s individual risk of dying from various causes is, of course, affected by factors such as where they live and drive, the activities in which they participate, and the kind of work they do.”
Don’t take it personal. Just stats on all Americans.
FWIW, I literally had to do CPR on my own daughter after her knee surgery...because...they about OD’d her fentanyl. The medical community has lost their collect $hit prescribing these pain killers. Between my back and shoulder issues over the last 2 decades and all the pain meds I’ve taken, I’m surprised I’m not part of these stats.