The CDC publishes stats on causes of death. Motor vehicle accidents, accidental poisonings, and falls are the major accidental, non-disease causes of death.
To reduce the chance of a motor vehicle accident, do what the car insurance companies recommend. They have a big financial incentive to be right.
To avoid poisoning, don’t mess around with drugs. Overdoses of prescription painkillers and benzodiazepines (Valium) are common causes of poisoning; cocaine and heroin overdoses are also up there. It isn’t clear to me how many of these overdoses might be misreported as accidental to avoid talking about suicide, but don’t commit suicide either.
The CDC publishes stats on causes of death. Motor vehicle accidents, accidental poisonings, and falls are the major accidental, non-disease causes of death.
To reduce the chance of a motor vehicle accident, do what the car insurance companies recommend. They have a big financial incentive to be right.
To avoid poisoning, don’t mess around with drugs. Overdoses of prescription painkillers and benzodiazepines (Valium) are common causes of poisoning; cocaine and heroin overdoses are also up there. It isn’t clear to me how many of these overdoses might be misreported as accidental to avoid talking about suicide, but don’t commit suicide either.