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> The general population can't be expected to take a pill every day, what would make anyone believe people with SUD are able to? The general population does ta

> The general population can't be expected to take a pill every day, what would make anyone believe people with SUD are able to? The general population does take PrEP regularly enough to be protected. You seem think that people with substance use disorders are excluded from that, and that belief is grounded in stereotype and bias, not science. Source: clinical data and professional experience

curiousthought 2y ago
Adherence to a single tablet regimen is significantly higher than a multi tablet regimen. Bringing some actual data into this, adherence to either in a broad population is not 100%: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5253105/#:~:text=Adherence%20greater%20than%20or%20equal,%2Ddose%20MTR%20(66%25) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5253105/#:~:tex.... People with substance abuse disorders are not binarily excluded or included from adherence to taking a daily regimen. However, it is not an unreasonable expectation that someone shooting heroin every week in a flop house is less likely to take a daily medicine than the average population. The belief that drug addicts can't be expected to take a daily pill is not grounded in stereotype and bias, it's a realistic and down to earth perspective that for some of them, their addiction is crippling their ability to function.
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