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The largest users of anti-depressants are socialist style nations like Iceland, Australia, and Portugal. These countries are run almost the opposite of the US.
by drzaiusapelord 10y ago
The largest users of anti-depressants are socialist style nations like Iceland, Australia, and Portugal. These countries are run almost the opposite of the US. So there's more than the usual liberal criticisms of how the US is too competitive/not competitive enough or has too easy access to drugs/not enough or whatever applies here.
>North Americans to find pseudo-biological justification about everything.
Yet the above nations are nowhere near N America. Perhaps this issue is a lot complex than you care to understand. I guess if you want ad-impresions then you must cater to people's ignorance and biases and leave any facts, science, or statistics out of it.
- kome 10y agoRegarding the use antidepressants, the USA beats everybody, according to OECD data: http://static5.techinsider.io/image/56b363792e526551008b4c1d-1200-1183/ti_graphics_antidepressants-chart.png http://static5.techinsider.io/image/56b363792e526551008b4c1d... Also: Iceland, Australia, and Portugal cannot be called socialist by any stretch of the imagination.
- drzaiusapelord 10y agohttp://indy100.independent.co.uk/article/these-are-the-countries-that-consume-the-most-antidepressants--WJvJPf5WFx?utm_source=indy&utm_medium=top5&utm_campaign=i100 http://indy100.independent.co.uk/article/these-are-the-count... source: http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset-Management/oecd/social-issues-migration-health/health-at-a-glance-2015_health_glance-2015-en#page187 http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset-Management/oecd/social-... This is 2005 data btw.