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Opiod marketing by big pharma is causing more overdose deaths.
Posted on 1/22/19 at 2:09 pm
Posted on 1/22/19 at 2:09 pm
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Using county-level data from three national databases, researchers have unearthed a link between pharmaceutical companies’ increased direct-to-physician opioid marketing and overdose deaths, even as the opioid epidemic was known to be ravaging the U.S.
When opioid manufacturers spent more money on these campaigns or distributed more marketing materials or payments to doctors per capita, mortality from opioid overdoses climbed, according to the study, which was published today in JAMA Network Open. Amplified marketing efforts also accompanied greater opioid prescribing rates, which researchers said “partially mediated” the link between opioid marketing and overdose deaths.
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Alternative headline: Big Pharma Marketing is Working.
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Posted on 1/22/19 at 2:10 pm to GumboPot
quote:Posts about drugs?
GumboPot
Checks out.
Posted on 1/22/19 at 2:13 pm to GumboPot
Problem is that in theory the extended release formulations like oxycontin and ms contin are slightly less addictive because they dont give the rush that immediate release narcotics provide.
But they are still addictive AF
But they are still addictive AF
Posted on 1/22/19 at 2:33 pm to GumboPot
they should ban all advertisements for pharmaceuticals
Posted on 1/22/19 at 2:41 pm to GumboPot
It’s Opioid. Your welcome.
Posted on 1/22/19 at 2:46 pm to Lake Vegas Tiger
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they should ban all advertisements for pharmaceuticals
It's not even like they're all mass market drugs. Some of them are for pretty obscure conditions. They're broadcasting to 300 million to reach a few thousand.
Posted on 1/22/19 at 2:46 pm to GumboPot
I’d bet a lot of these people are mixing opioids with dangerous street drugs like marijuana and that’s what’s causing the overdoses
Posted on 1/22/19 at 2:48 pm to GumboPot
What's the alt for severe pain treatment?
Posted on 1/22/19 at 2:51 pm to AUCE05
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What's the alt for severe pain treatment?
Just don't think about it, it'll go away on its own. No sense in risking addiction.
Posted on 1/22/19 at 3:15 pm to GumboPot
I've seen more than one accusation like this thrown at pharma. The problem with it is that it doesn't make sense for a supplier to knowingly use tactics that kill off the users.
Posted on 1/22/19 at 4:05 pm to TheHarahanian
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The problem with it is that it doesn't make sense for a supplier to knowingly use tactics that kill off the users.
Unless they had data that supported that new prescriptions/growth rates exceeded death rates....which they do.
This is not news, but this is a great example of a complete and total misalignment of motivations...Profit margins beat social responsibility in this case.
Posted on 1/22/19 at 4:16 pm to AUCE05
I am always impressed by the patients that get the majority of high dose opioids. Very rarely do they exhibit anywhere near a 5 on the pain scale but show up like clockwork to get there monthly prescription. A prescription that reads every so many hours AS NEEDED FOR PAIN. It is uncanny how every month the same amount is used. Again this is the majority not everyone.
Posted on 1/22/19 at 4:29 pm to SidewalkDawg
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Just don't think about it, it'll go away on its own.
This is also the OT cure for depression.
Posted on 1/22/19 at 4:38 pm to High C
In a substantial amount of cases antidepressants are the best cure for both
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