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Is it reasonable to assume that substance abuse deaths are far greater than mental health disorder deaths? As for the increase: no shit. Alcohol, one of the mo

by kolbe 10y ago

Is it reasonable to assume that substance abuse deaths are far greater than mental health disorder deaths? As for the increase: no shit. Alcohol, one of the most damaging drugs, plays a central role in our contemporary marketing economy that can scientifically manipulate into engaging with alcohol on a massive scale. On the pharma side, we shove extraordinarily dangerous drugs like Oxy, Klonopin, SSRIs and Adderall on under the guise of them being medication. Thanks to the industry surrounding all these things, people don't even know they are engaging in dangerous, life-threatening drugs until it's too late.

CoryG89 10y ago
> Is it reasonable to assume that substance abuse deaths are far greater than mental health disorder deaths? I wouldn't assume that, especially not based on this article. It all depends on how you count up the deaths anyway. For example, considering substance abuse, what counts? Do we only take overdoses? What about accidental poisonings? What if I just smoke cigarettes until I am 85 and then die of heart disease that I was genetically predisposed to anyway? What about eating fatty foods to obesity and then dying from a heart attack?