OxyContin's 12-hour problem (2016)
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OxyContin's 12-hour problem (2016)
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#3Previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11649195
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#6Fantastic article, but this should have a [2016] in the title.
As noted elsewhere, this isn't new content.
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#7Can somebody give some context on the root cause of the problem - the chronic pain epidemic in US. What caused it, why it is more than in other parts of the world and why so many painkillers?
Is it cultural?
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#8Published May 5, 2016.
Article argues that OxyContin caused strong withdrawal symptoms when used as directed. Important, imo, because at a societal level we substantially blame addiction on "drug abuse" which is not always an adequate model.
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#9Can somebody give some context on the root cause of the problem - the chronic pain epidemic in US. What caused it, why it is more than in other parts of the world and why so many painkillers? Is it cultural?
I'm pretty sure other parts of the world have chronic pain, I've seen it a lot here in South America.
What we don't have is the drug culture, people look for alternative ways to mitigate the pain.
A quick googling gave me this WHO paper:
https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/hhr0511W.pdf
We found enormous unmet need for pain treatment. Fourteen countries reported no consumption of opioid pain medicines between 2006 and 2008, meaning that there are no medicines to treat moderate to severe pain available through legitimate medical channels in those countries.
These countries are concentrated in Sub-Saharan Africa, but are also found in Asia, the Middle East and North Africa, and Central America
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#10Can somebody give some context on the root cause of the problem - the chronic pain epidemic in US. What caused it, why it is more than in other parts of the world and why so many painkillers? Is it cultural?
Yes, it is cultural. Money/greed on the supply side. Lack of happiness on the demand side.