Thread by @neilstrauss, Hmm, I wonder what changed in 2014? Nope, not what you think. [...]

Hmm, I wonder what changed in 2014?

Nope, not what you think. This changed: https://www.drugtopics.com/pharmacy/actavis-sell-generic-reformulated-oxycontin-2014

Actavis to sell generic reformulated OxyContin in 2014

https://www.drugtopics.com/pharmacy/actavis-sell-generic-reformulated-oxycontin-2014

And then: https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/little-known-generic-drug-companies-played-central-role-in-opioid-crisis-documents-reveal/2019/07/26/95e08b46-ac5c-11e9-a0c9-6d2d7818f3da_story.html

Little-known makers of generic drugs played central role in opioid crisis, records show

Though Purdue Pharma has long borne the brunt of criticism for its role in the crisis, newly unsealed court records thrust a spotlight on a handful of obscure drug manufacturers that by 2006 — as the...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/little-known-generic-drug-companies-played-central-role-in-opioid-crisis-documents-reveal/2019/07/26/95e08b46-ac5c-11e9-a0c9-6d2d7818f3da_story.html

The point being; probability neglect. As a society, we spend a lot of energy focused on things that aren’t statistically our biggest threats. They just activate our imagination more.

The causes of our declining life expectancy: “Drug overdoses, suicides, alcohol-related illnesses and obesity are largely to blame.” https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/26/health/us-life-expectancy-decline-study/index.html

US life expectancy is still on the decline. Here's why

Life expectancy at birth -- the average length of time that you are expected to live -- continues to drop for Americans, a new study finds. Drug overdoses, suicides, alcohol-related illnesses and...

https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/26/health/us-life-expectancy-decline-study/index.html

What single symptom is the biggest engine behind everything on this list (besides companies that value dollars over lives): unhealed trauma.

The point being that if we want a better world and better lives, we need to take mental health as seriously as we take physical health. And then we need to take both more seriously.

We also need to start really holding pharmaceutical companies accountable, as well as those who enable them for $$$. https://www.fiercepharma.com/marketing/pharma-and-healthcare-digital-ad-spend-to-reach-10-billion-next-year-ersonalization-key

Pharma and healthcare's digital ad spend to reach $10B next year: report

Digital advertising is booming in pharma and healthcare, and it's expected to rise to $10 billion in 2020. That’s according to a new report from PulsePoint, and it represents a 13% increase over...

https://www.fiercepharma.com/marketing/pharma-and-healthcare-digital-ad-spend-to-reach-10-billion-next-year-ersonalization-key

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