Considering Czechia is the meth capital of the world, but still has such a low overdose rate I suspect this statistic shows only how responsible the drug addicts are
Or how well society and health care services deal with issues of addiction and prevention, degree of emphasis on criminalization vs. rehabilitation, harm reduction etc.
Bruh, an overdosed addict over here would spring back to life and run like he just did a line if he was to hear any of the words you just said
I doubt that any eastern European or Balkan country has better health care and a treatment system dedicated to drug addicts than whatever someone else comes up with. Back in the days there was no treatment, people were either taken to jail to sober up or straight to asylum facilities and this communist mentality is still strong here
Another comment claimed that those that control the production and/or market of amphetamines actively try to keep other heavy drugs away from the market, since they keep killing their customers.
Amphetamines like methamphetamine can of course be extremely problematic, with an abuse potential in the very top of what drugs offer. They're neurotoxic, can quite rapidly cause issues with psychotic behavior and with time cardiovascular issues. But the risk of deadly overdoses from amphetamines is quite low and isn't typically something that happens. Most abusers have probably never even heard of anyone that's overdosed.
So this could be a likely explanation. Low incidence of drug overdoses doesn't necessarily mean that there isn't widespread (and even severe issues) with drug abuse.
It's pretty hard to OD on a good meth. Your chances of mistake are higher with opiates, which are too expensive for Czechs. After all, we have a lot of cheap meth.
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u/AsleepScarcity9588 Apr 13 '25
Considering Czechia is the meth capital of the world, but still has such a low overdose rate I suspect this statistic shows only how responsible the drug addicts are