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Original post: Newswise - Drug and Drug Abuse New study reveals undercount of Cook County opioid deaths
Public health researchers have found that opioid deaths in Cook County have been undercounted by up to 15%. In their analysis, the researchers found that the overdose deaths most likely to be missed were those among patients over age 50, patients with a diagnosis of malignant cancer, or patients admitted to the hospital or in the hospital for at least four days.