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A_McDougal · June 15, 2009, 11:12 AM

For perspective, the leading causes of injury-related death are automobiles, poisoning, and then firearm-violence.

I infer from this graphic that the peak age of BG's with guns is 19 to 24. Good to know.

The CDC says that the poisoning-death rate is driven by drug overdoses. To me, this data seems unbiased compared to surveys and polls about who admits to using. Granting that younger bodies are more resilient, this suggests that the peak age of narcotic-addled junkies is 44-54. In worrying about home defense and situational awareness, I've never really thought about middle-aged folks as being worst-case adversaries. But this graphic seems to say I should worry more about old men trying to rob me for drug money, than punk kids? Am I reading too much into the data?

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/pub...njury99-05.htm

June 15, 2009, 11:12 AM	#1
A_McDougal Member Join Date: May 1, 2009 Posts: 48	age-adjusted cause of mortality info For perspective, the leading causes of injury-related death are automobiles, poisoning, and then firearm-violence. I infer from this graphic that the peak age of BG's with guns is 19 to 24. Good to know. The CDC says that the poisoning-death rate is driven by drug overdoses. To me, this data seems unbiased compared to surveys and polls about who admits to using. Granting that younger bodies are more resilient, this suggests that the peak age of narcotic-addled junkies is 44-54. In worrying about home defense and situational awareness, I've never really thought about middle-aged folks as being worst-case adversaries. But this graphic seems to say I should worry more about old men trying to rob me for drug money, than punk kids? Am I reading too much into the data? http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/pub...njury99-05.htm