4 ms·

> It’s the tobacco story all over again Or asbestos, or leaded gasoline, or leaded paint, or Oxycodone (the “opioid crisis”) and so on. This list is too long t

> It’s the tobacco story all over again Or asbestos, or leaded gasoline, or leaded paint, or Oxycodone (the “opioid crisis”) and so on. This list is too long to keep track of.

fransje26 3y ago
"Fun" fact: general aviation planes still mostly run on leaded gasoline...
- sokoloff 3y ago
  GA piston-powered airplanes. GA turbines burn Jet-A (kerosene, lead-free). GAMI recently got a lead-free aviation gasoline broadly approved: https://generalaviationnews.com/2022/09/03/gami-unleaded-fuel-approved-for-all-general-aviation-aircraft/ https://generalaviationnews.com/2022/09/03/gami-unleaded-fue...
  - api 3y ago
    There are also piston powered diesels that burn either jet-A or regular automotive diesel, neither of which have lead. They are becoming more common. Leaded avgas is for older gasoline piston aircraft. There’s still many around but overall it’s not that significant and is slowly on its way out. The exhaust is mostly released high in altitude where there is ample time for extreme dilution. The concern is mostly for people who work at small airports, live near them, or work with these aircraft as mechanics etc. I think there’s an unleaded 100 octane formulation in testing that will probably replace leaded gas but the general aviation industry is small and slow moving.
LoganDark 3y ago
> Oxycodone (the “opioid crisis”) Oxycodone didn't cause the opioid crisis just because it's an addictive substance.
- fireflash38 3y ago
  It was sold as non addictive. And pushed despite knowing it was addictive.
  - LoganDark 3y ago
    That does sound like false advertising, yeah... I don't know how much of the opioid crisis is due to reduced access to opioids though. Once someone is forced to buy from the dark web once, they've now learned how to use the dark web. I know people who only became curious about the dark web after I used it a couple times. It just spreads, I guess. The reason they were curious is because after some really invasive dental surgery (with lasers!) they were given a laughably small number of pills, a supply that would only last about 3 days at the recommended schedule, for an operation that the doctors know and warned them would hurt for around a week after. I still believe harm reduction is the answer, but we're still years (possibly decades) away from a legal implementation. And it's not a full solution because you'll still have junkies, but it might become easier to help them once they don't have to totally hide themselves.
    - Hikikomori 3y ago
      Purdue paid doctors to give out Oxy like candy, a drug that they knew was incredibly addicting while selling it as non-addictive, turning regular people into addicts and when they couldn't get more Oxy they would buy substitutes on the street. They put a flame thrower on the opiod crisis while their family took out billions in profits.

> It’s the tobacco story all over again Or asbestos, or leaded gasoline, or leaded paint, or Oxycodone (the “opioid crisis”) and so on. This list is too long to keep track of.

fransje26 3y ago

"Fun" fact: general aviation planes still mostly run on leaded gasoline...

sokoloff 3y ago
GA piston-powered airplanes. GA turbines burn Jet-A (kerosene, lead-free). GAMI recently got a lead-free aviation gasoline broadly approved: https://generalaviationnews.com/2022/09/03/gami-unleaded-fuel-approved-for-all-general-aviation-aircraft/ https://generalaviationnews.com/2022/09/03/gami-unleaded-fue...
- api 3y ago
  There are also piston powered diesels that burn either jet-A or regular automotive diesel, neither of which have lead. They are becoming more common. Leaded avgas is for older gasoline piston aircraft. There’s still many around but overall it’s not that significant and is slowly on its way out. The exhaust is mostly released high in altitude where there is ample time for extreme dilution. The concern is mostly for people who work at small airports, live near them, or work with these aircraft as mechanics etc. I think there’s an unleaded 100 octane formulation in testing that will probably replace leaded gas but the general aviation industry is small and slow moving.

LoganDark 3y ago

> Oxycodone (the “opioid crisis”) Oxycodone didn't cause the opioid crisis just because it's an addictive substance.

fireflash38 3y ago
It was sold as non addictive. And pushed despite knowing it was addictive.
- LoganDark 3y ago
  That does sound like false advertising, yeah... I don't know how much of the opioid crisis is due to reduced access to opioids though. Once someone is forced to buy from the dark web once, they've now learned how to use the dark web. I know people who only became curious about the dark web after I used it a couple times. It just spreads, I guess. The reason they were curious is because after some really invasive dental surgery (with lasers!) they were given a laughably small number of pills, a supply that would only last about 3 days at the recommended schedule, for an operation that the doctors know and warned them would hurt for around a week after. I still believe harm reduction is the answer, but we're still years (possibly decades) away from a legal implementation. And it's not a full solution because you'll still have junkies, but it might become easier to help them once they don't have to totally hide themselves.
  - Hikikomori 3y ago
    Purdue paid doctors to give out Oxy like candy, a drug that they knew was incredibly addicting while selling it as non-addictive, turning regular people into addicts and when they couldn't get more Oxy they would buy substitutes on the street. They put a flame thrower on the opiod crisis while their family took out billions in profits.