Psi_in_PA OP t1_j8fk7w9 wrote on February 13, 2023 at 10:57 PM

Reply to comment by ZebZ in New Geisinger study examines factors influencing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Eastern Pennsylvania by Psi_in_PA

Good points! This other study by some of the same folks also looked at those factors although their results (Republican leaning and Fox "News" viewing) seem pretty obvious now.

Psi_in_PA OP t1_j76qpw6 wrote on February 4, 2023 at 2:38 PM

Reply to comment by PrizeTemperature1252 in [OC]Methadone overdoses increased 48% during the COVID-19 relaxation of 'take-homes' according to data from the US CDC. There was a high-correspondence (r =+.77) between state level distribution of methadone for opioid use disorder (OUD), but not pain (r = -.08), and methadone ODs. by Psi_in_PA

The main inference might be that methadone for pain, which is used at lower-doses, is pretty safe. Methadone for opioid use disorder, not so much.

Yes, its just a correlation, but a very strong one! It would be nicer to have a comparison group that didn't change their take-home rules.

Psi_in_PA OP t1_j75zzif wrote on February 4, 2023 at 9:29 AM

Reply to [OC]Methadone overdoses increased 48% during the COVID-19 relaxation of 'take-homes' according to data from the US CDC. There was a high-correspondence (r =+.77) between state level distribution of methadone for opioid use disorder (OUD), but not pain (r = -.08), and methadone ODs. by Psi_in_PA

Data from the Center for Disease Control’s Wide-ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research (WONDER) and the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Automated Reports and Consolidated Orders System (ARCOS) with figure by GraphPad Prism 9.4.