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Do insulin users have a drug problem? I think at the core of the issue is that our society generally regards psychological ailments as a personal flaw, rather t
by emsy 6y ago
Do insulin users have a drug problem? I think at the core of the issue is that our society generally regards psychological ailments as a personal flaw, rather than a health issue. (I’m talking generally, not about the professor from the article)
- Solid_Applaud 6y agoYes, they do for the most part. Most insulin users are T2DM, and a large portion of these are able to get off of it over time. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5357144/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5357144/
- pessimizer 6y agoEven worse, I think it's treated as a modern version of demonic possession, where the cure killing the patient isn't considered enough of a reason not to deliver the cure.
- coldtea 6y ago>Do insulin users have a drug problem? Insulin users don't just need to have insulin for the sake of it. They have a medical issue that forces them to take it. >I think at the core of the issue is that our society generally regards psychological ailments as a personal flaw, rather than a health issue I think that our society tends to do the inverse: tends to see all kinds of personal flaws as issues beyond the control of the person.
- DanBC 6y ago> Do insulin users have a drug problem? How many insulin users lose their jobs, lose their homes, turn to acquisitive crime or prostitution to fund their insulin habit? We can talk about how many people who use heroin this happens to, and how much it's caused by current drug prohibition laws, but it's more than zero. Decriminalisation makes a lot of sense but we need to be realistic about the harm caused to about 10% of people who become addicts.
- JumpCrisscross 6y ago> How many insulin users lose their jobs, lose their homes, turn to acquisitive crime or prostitution to fund their insulin habit? It’s really difficult to disentangle this from the illegality of the drug.
- werber 6y agoUnfortunately, insulin users in the United States are sometimes forced to turn to more nefarious means of getting money to support their body from dying. I've known 2 people who died that were unisured and broke who died from not being able to support their dependency on it. Universal Healthcare should cover those dependent on Insulin and Heroin
- gdsdfe 6y agoinsulin doesn't make you suck dick in an alley to get a fix
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- ChrisRR 6y agoThat's a false equivalence and you know it. Insulin is not a recreational drug This article is very clearly about recreational drug use
- emsy 6y agoI was not talking about recreational drug use. Please read my full comment before replying.