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I find it endlessly hilarious that nobody in the US is asking WHY Why are people taking drugs? The country needs to do some serious soul searching. Won't hap
by Feniks 9y ago
I find it endlessly hilarious that nobody in the US is asking
WHY
Why are people taking drugs?
The country needs to do some serious soul searching. Won't happen though.
- neandrake 9y agoI've been reading Dreamland by Sam Quinones, which goes into detail and background of the past ~50 years or so about how we got into this situation. A large part of the WHY you're referring to I'll summarize as 1. Pain being identified as a vital sign and hospitals/institutions new-found focus on tracking and treating pain 2. Deceptive pharmaceutical marketing that painkillers are a be-all solution to pain and also non-addictive (Purdue/Sackler seem to be worst offenders here) This lead to doctors prescribing opioid painkillers to many of middle-class americans who would likely have otherwise not come in contact with drug addiction. The book so far has been a really good read and also goes into detail around how heroin started spreading through the rust belt as well (feeding on the existing prescription addiction). I highly recommend it (about 65% through it right now).
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- Feniks 9y agoMaybe one day instead of prescribing sleeping pills GPs in the US will try to find out why someone has trouble sleeping. It will even save money.