Where have all the workers gone?

[Dave Grubb]

I read that sometime ago---I was furious

[Dork]

Lets inflate all the numbers to make it look almost impressive....except those numbers are actually statistically insignificant when you look at the number of people in America....

115 people die every day due to this.....

Yet all kinds of illegal drugs are pushed into the mix to make the numbers higher and they even put in benzos mixed with cocaine......to get even more higher deaths.....

Got to love it when it's lets **** on the honest opiod user and pretend we have a problem to help druggies save themselves....why not provide clean rooms, needles so they can push heroin, cocaine and whatever else & then when they die we can also use those numbers to accomplish the agenda....

You can't answer this....how many people die yearly from using Opiods prescribed by a doctor and are under doctors care....

**** the illegal, the crooks and criminals and druggies by very definition they will NOT follow the law....leave out all the bull**** that falsely inflates the numbers....

Now, how many Americans are alive and well, is that number also include all immigrants legal and illegal, they get health care, they use drugs....it should....

and 115 die every day......how many are drugies, how many die using illegal drugs, overdoses and how many die every day using legal prescribed opiods under a doctors care....

Again, a number you can not and will not produce as you don't want to look stupid....


The figures above are bar charts showing the number of U.S. overdose deaths involving all drugs, opioid drugs, opioid analgesics (excluding non-methadone synthetic, the category dominated by illicit fentanyl), heroin, heroin and non-methadone synthetics (to capture illicit opioids), benzodiazepines, or cocaine from 2002 to 2015. The charts are overlayed by line graphs showing the number of deaths by males and females. The highest rise was seen for deaths involving heroin, with a 6.2-fold increase from 2002 to 2015. The final two charts show the numbers of cocaine and benzodiazepine deaths that also involved an opioid; overdoses on these drug combinations have increased by nearly 2- and 5- fold respectively. These categories are not mutually exclusive and therefore cannot be summed.

Mike, I understand your concern. However, doing nothing isn't a reasonable response. While there are those like you who need the medication to sustain some level of pain relief there are far more who are abusing these drugs. That little pharmacy in WV wasn't shipping pills to people with valid need and prescriptions.

Simply in human terms---forgetting the economic impact for the moment, on average 115 people are dying everyday because of this. There is no argument as to the guilty but the guilty aren't going to fix this because they have been identified.

I don't believe anyone is suggesting that there is no need to continue to assure access to these drugs by those with justifiable need, certainly not me.

[Dork]

Don't worry Mike, those 115 people a day are more important than you, personal responsibility is not part of this, they can't be held responsible & thus it's ok if a few law abiding peole like you suffer and die early....as it's important to keep junkies alive so they can get welfare money and vote democrat.....

Mike, I understand your concern. However, doing nothing isn't a reasonable response. While there are those like you who need the medication to sustain some level of pain relief there are far more who are abusing these drugs. That little pharmacy in WV wasn't shipping pills to people with valid need and prescriptions.

Simply in human terms---forgetting the economic impact for the moment, on average 115 people are dying everyday because of this. There is no argument as to the guilty but the guilty aren't going to fix this because they have been identified.

I don't believe anyone is suggesting that there is no need to continue to assure access to these drugs by those with justifiable need, certainly not me.

[mgrist]

The "government" has already started. My pain doctor told me that he has been notified that anybody that is taking xanax can not get opioids. My doctor told me I had to give up one or the other. I get xanax for panic attacks and I usually get them because of the pain and anxiety. I get anxiety when my family doctor says I can't help you, go see the oncologist now. They can't get me in for a month. So I''m now being weaned from the xanax because with six disks either gone or ruptured from the infection not to mention the nuropathy I didn't think I could make it with out the pain pills. I'll still get them from somebody, they are for sale all over the place, once a criminal always a criminal I guess.

[Dork]

I was talking with my pain specialist as well as 2 separate Docs at the VA, all 3 admit they are seeing patients going toward street drugs as well as alcohol. Pot is legal in Colorado, lots and lots of vets are "pissing hot" who never have in the past due to being denied legal dr prescribed pain meds and are self medicating.

I was told, this is the persons problem and not the system as it's not the systems fault they are going to street drugs to relieve pain....it makes the system look good...while killing more people and making more illegal drug user's....

The "government" has already started. My pain doctor told me that he has been notified that anybody that is taking xanax can not get opioids. My doctor told me I had to give up one or the other. I get xanax for panic attacks and I usually get them because of the pain and anxiety. I get anxiety when my family doctor says I can't help you, go see the oncologist now. They can't get me in for a month. So I''m now being weaned from the xanax because with six disks either gone or ruptured from the infection not to mention the nuropathy I didn't think I could make it with out the pain pills. I'll still get them from somebody, they are for sale all over the place, once a criminal always a criminal I guess.

[Dork]

19 Million

STDs are one of the most critical health challenges facing the nation today. CDC estimates that there are 19 million new infections every year in the United States.
$17 Billion

STDs cost the U.S. health care system $17 billion every year—and cost individuals even more in immediate and life-long health consequences.

CDC’s surveillance report includes data on the three STDs that physicians are required to report to local or state public health authorities—gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis—which represent only a fraction of the true burden of STDs. Some common STDs, like human papillomavirus (HPV) and genital herpes, are not required to be reported.
The latest CDC data show troubling trends in three treatable STDs:

Gonorrhea: While reported rates are at historically low levels, cases increased slightly from last year and more than 300,000 cases were reported in 2010. There are also signs from other CDC surveillance systems that the disease may become resistant to the only available treatment option.
Chlamydia: Case reports have been increasing steadily over the past 20 years, and in 2010, 1.3 million chlamydia cases were reported. While the increase is due to expanded screening efforts, and not to an actual increase in the number of people with chlamydia, a majority of infections still go undiagnosed. Less than half of sexually active young women are screened annually as recommended by CDC.
Syphilis: The overall syphilis rate decreased for the first time in a decade, and is down 1.6 percent since 2009. However, the rate among young black men has increased dramatically over the past five years (134 percent). Other CDC data also show a significant increase in syphilis among young black men who have sex with men (MSM), suggesting that new infections among MSM are driving the increase in young black men. The finding is particularly concerning as there has also been a sharp increase in HIV infections among this population.

For more detailed data on each disease, see the Snapshot and Table.
Less than half of people who should be screened receive recommended STD screening services

Undetected and untreated STDs can increase a person’s risk for HIV and cause other serious health consequences, such as infertility. STD screening can help detect disease early and, when combined with treatment, is one of the most effective tools available to protect one’s health and prevent the spread of STDs to others.
STDs in the United States: A Look Beyond the Data
STDs primarily affect young people, but the health consequences can last a lifetime

Young people represent 25 percent of the sexually experienced population in the United States, but account for nearly half of new STDs. The long-lasting health effects are particularly serious for young people:

Untreated gonorrhea and chlamydia can silently steal a young woman’s chance to have her own children later in life. Each year, untreated STDs cause at least 24,000 women in the U.S. to become infertile.
Untreated syphilis can lead to serious long-term complications, including brain, cardiovascular, and organ damage. Syphilis in pregnant women can also result in congenital syphilis (syphilis among infants), which can cause stillbirth, death soon after birth, and physical deformity and neurological complications in children who survive. Untreated syphilis in pregnant women results in infant death in up to 40 percent of cases.
Studies suggest that people with gonorrhea, chlamydia, or syphilis are at increased risk for HIV. Given the increase in both syphilis and HIV among young black gay and bisexual men, it is particularly urgent to diagnose and treat both diseases.

A range of factors place some populations at greater risk for STDs

STDs affect people of all races, ages, and sexual orientations, though some individuals experience greater challenges in protecting their health. When individual risk behaviors are combined with barriers to quality health information and STD prevention services, the risk of infection increases. While everyone should have the opportunity to make choices that allow them to live healthy lives regardless of their income, education, or racial/ethnic background, the reality is that if an individual lacks resources or has difficult living conditions, the journey to health and wellness can be harder. Even with similar levels of individual risk, African Americans and Latinos sometimes face barriers that contribute to increased rates of STDs and are more affected by these diseases than whites.
CDC and Partners Working to Expand STD Prevention Efforts

CDC closely tracks STDs to guide prevention programs and clinical recommendations for STD services. CDC also funds state and local health departments and community-based organizations to implement and support local prevention efforts to reduce risk behavior and increase STD and HIV testing among populations at greatest risk. Through the Get Yourself Tested multimedia campaign, CDC, MTV, and the Kaiser Family Foundation are raising STD awareness among young people.

CDC assists health departments in local gonorrhea prevention efforts to best reach at-risk persons in areas where disease burden is greatest. CDC recently conducted a series of regional gonorrhea control discussions with STD program directors to help identify the most at-risk populations and develop action plans to reduce disparities.
CDC supports the Infertility Prevention Project, which promotes chlamydia screening and treatment for low-income, sexually active women in family planning and STD clinics.
CDC and public health partners are working to implement CDC’s Syphilis Elimination Plan, including using local data to create targeted action plans to reach those at greatest risk, particularly young black men and MSM.

[Dork]

According to the CDC, at least 2 million people in the U.S. become infected with bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics, and at least 23,000 people die each year as a direct result of those infections. Many more people die from other conditions that were complicated by an antibiotic-resistant infection

[mgrist]

Are you saying I had clap?

[Dork]

Are you saying I had clap?

Why do so many people die from STD's a day and nothing is said.....

This is a shame, a national crisis....what will the liberals do.......other than have more sex making the numbers go up even higher......