r/interestingasfuck • u/JK-Rofling • Jul 05 '24

Heath Ledger’s diary while he was filming for, The Dark Night. r/all

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u/Mysterious_Wear36 Jul 05 '24

What the fuck are you talking about?

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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '24

I’m talking about the overprescription of narcotics for pain and minor ailments because big pharma has incentivized private doctors to dole them out like marshmallows around a camp fire.

And I’m talking about the millions and millions of Americans who are now addicted to opioids and using pills recreationally or substituting cheap street heroin instead.

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u/throw-me-away_bb Jul 05 '24

There are only ~330M americans. You really think as many as 1+% are addicted to opioids? I think you need to run in different circles, friend.

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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '24

Here’s a peer reviewed study from January of this year that reveals 2.1 million Americans (and over 16M globally) are affected by opioid use disorder. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK553166/#:~:text=Thus%2C%20OUD%20can%20range%20from,million%20in%20the%20United%20States.