[andsoitis]

> death among younger adults due to opioid poisonings

The point under debate is guns and car accidents being asserted as the leading cause of death. I continue to assert it is not true.

[shuckles]

My primary assertion was that life expectancy does not inform you about the quality of the US medical system. I focused on guns and cars, but adding opioids (and even lifestyle issues like obesity) doesn’t change my argument or the conclusion.