June 14, 2016
Thomas Frieden MD MPH
Director
Centers For Disease Control And Prevention
Atlanta Georgia
Dear Dr. Frieden
I suspect your
demanding schedule has not let you respond to my registered letters in regards
to scientifically flawed CDC declarations that prescription opiates
have caused enormous
public harm by worsening epidemics of deaths
by heroine and by drug overdoses.
Hereby I present
the statistical evidence to show that criminalization of psychiatry and pain
medicine have been harmful and singling out opiates as dangerous medications has
harmed millions of Americans with chronic pain and mental illness.
Respectfully
Alen J Salerian MD
The Criminalization Of
Psychiatry And Pain Medicine : Statistical Evidence Of Harm ( 2000-2014)
Deaths per 1000.000
population
§ Deaths
by suicide increased from 10.1 to 12.9.
§ Deaths
by heroine overdose increased from 0.4 to 3.
§ Deaths
by overdose increased from 3 to 14 .
§ %
0f deaths by prescription opiates relative to total overdose deaths declined
from 46% to 38%.
opiates 4 times) was less relative to
the rate of increase of total overdose deaths (4.9 times).
CDC
Vital Statistics
January
1, 2016 /64 (50); 1378 – 82
http://www.
cdc.gov/mmwpObservation
US Deaths (2000
vs 2014)
Per 100.000 Population
Overdose
3 14.7
Suicide 10.1 12.9
Prescription opiates 1.4 5.6
Heroin 0.4 3.4
PO/OD % 
46 38
Heroin /OD % 
13
22
Observation: US has
an epidemic of deaths by suicide and heroin overdose. The percentage of deaths
from prescription pain medications in total overdose deaths declined from 46%
to 38%.
CDC
Vital Statistics
January
1, 2016 /64 (50); 1378 – 82
http://www.
cdc.gov/mmwpObservation
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