CDC And Dr Frieden Mislead The Public

   CDC And Dr Frieden Mislead The Public :  Overdose Deaths Involving Prescription Opioids Include Heroin

  CDC stats  lead to the mistaken exaggerated fatalities from prescription pain medications  and promotes a hostile environment for millions of patients who may benefit from opiates.

    For instance from 2000 to 2014 heroin deaths jumped from 0.7 per 100.000 population to 3.4, almost a fivefold increase. During the same period, deaths from opiate prescriptions rose from 3 to 5.6 . Of significance the percentage of deaths from  prescription opiates relative to the total overdose deaths dropped.

    However Dr Frieden  has emphatically and repeatedly warned the public about  an opiate overdose epidemic destroying America citing 48.000 deaths or (9 deaths per 100.000 population) and not the actual number( 5.6 per100.000 population) for deaths from prescription opiates. This is a great disservice to millions of Americans with chronic pain, addiction and psychiatric disorders.