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In the New Yorker...
Jeff Wrangler:
Trudging through that duty article about horseshoe crabs. ::)
Jeff Wrangler:
I am very eager to find out what women think of Elizabeth Warren (ref. Jill Lepore, April 21 issue).
Front-Ranger:
I found the story "Prescription for Disaster" by Rsachel Aviv, very gripping. And not just because it takes place in my hometown of Wichita, Kansas.
Front-Ranger:
A quote from "Prescription for Disaster": "Deaths by opioids have quadrupled in the past ten years. Prescription drugs contribute to half of all deaths by overdose, accounting for more fatalities than heroin and cocaine combined." Our doctors are puppets of the pharmaceutical industry, killing people rather than healing them!
The great thing about this article is how objective it is. It doesn't paint doctors as villains and patients as helpless victims. It's quite a lengthy story but at the end you still don't know what is the truth.
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on May 08, 2014, 02:27:44 pm ---A quote from "Prescription for Disaster": "Deaths by opioids have quadrupled in the past ten years. Prescription drugs contribute to half of all deaths by overdose, accounting for more fatalities than heroin and cocaine combined." Our doctors are puppets of the pharmaceutical industry, killing people rather than healing them!
The great thing about this article is how objective it is. It doesn't paint doctors as villains and patients as helpless victims. It's quite a lengthy story but at the end you still don't know what is the truth.
--- End quote ---
I haven't gotten to that one yet, but I don't need Rachael Aviv to tell me the "truth" that people need to take responsibility for their own responsible use of medications, follow the instructions, and make sure their doctors know ALL the medications they're taking.
Of course, when I say things like that, I usually get accused of blaming the victim. ...
ETA: I'm looking forward to reading Aviv's article, however, when I get caught up to it. Next up is Michael Kinsley's (4/28).
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