Overdose or Poisoning? A New Debate Over What to Call a Drug Death.

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By Jan Hoffman from NYT Health https://ift.tt/nOvXDZd
via IFTTT your-feed-science, Drug Abuse and Traffic, Poisoning and Poisons, Pain-Relieving Drugs, Opioids and Opiates, Fentanyl, Heroin, Death and Dying, your-feed-healthcare Grieving families want official records and popular discourse to move away from reflexive use of “overdose,” which they believe blames victims for their deaths.

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