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Would have been interesting to see this normalized to population, and also going back to the 70s when the "war on drugs" started
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my initial thought reading that title was 'getting sexed to death is not a bad way to go'
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next up: number of sex overdoses by drug type
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That's how I read it at first too
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I'm not a citizen of USA, but is it true that taking drugs is very normal in US? and that too very harmful ones?
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16 sats \ 2 replies \ @k00b OP 22h
Americans do have the highest death rates in the world due to drug abuse, but I wouldn't say it's "very normal."
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Especially deaths from drunk driving. The drunk driver usually survives
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Got it thanks
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Americans are built different. Drugs are actually for the health conscious there.
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The arrival of viagra must have contributed a lot to the rise! I'll have to look into this further. :)
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43 sats \ 5 replies \ @k00b OP 22h
I don't think you can overdose on viagra. Maybe your partner can though.
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I think I misunderstood the graph. I thought it was an overdose of sex. I have to change my glasses! Ahhh
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Oooh by overdose by the different sexes… got it now too.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @fm 21h
No way. Same here.. Took me a second
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That's what I was thinking!

Highlights

  • Multicenter design, covering a population of 20 million inhabitants over 12 years.
  • Low incidence affecting mainly middle-aged males during heterosexual intercourse.
  • Cardiac origin, mainly due to ischemic heart disease that remained silent in life.
  • Frequent association with use of cocaine and medications for erectile dysfunction.
  • Relative high of frequency of obesity and performing unusual sexual practices.
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priapism and heart attack from excessive vessel dilatation are some of the side effects of viagra. also, pilots cannot take viagra within a few hours of flying, because it causes color blindness, which can be irreversible with chronic use.
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11 sats \ 1 reply \ @Satosora 22h
Male is double than female? What thrill seekers...
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people use drugs as an escape. The loss of 'masculinity' or 'masculine' (manual-labor) well-paying jobs has had a huge impact on Americans.
Sometimes men use the drugs to cope. Women too... but women imo have a much easier time expressing how they feel and addressing their feelings
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Nice?
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The number of overdoses has doubled since 2015.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @suraz 20h
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IMO, There is less data in the chart. The real figure is even higher.
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Go guy! We win this race!
Of course! Guys cannot show weakness, so they hide under drugs. Men are losers when they fail. Women have a much bigger safety net.
Also man like to risk and try more so even on that side its easier to get into drugs.
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