"There's been a lot of research into the decline in life expectancy in recent years, but no one has systematically analyzed why the gap between men and women has been widening since 2010,"

Since 2010, what happened in 2010? Was that when they started prescribing oxy willy nilly, maybe. I think women took as much though, why would bring down the life expectancy just for men.

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

100% with you on opioids being a leading cause.

To your 2nd point: in pretty much all drug abuse/addiction, men are more likely to abuse or become dependent, and they tend to use higher amounts on average.

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago

The addiction rates of legally prescribed opioids is surprisingly small. The problem was pill mills and diversion to the secondary market. People who are looking to get high tend to have a very large chance of becoming addicted. If anything the pendulum has cut people on both sides. First they had pill mills and pills flooded the streets. Then they basically stopped almost all prescriptions and then you had everyone all the sudden scrambling for pills, real pills evaporated quickly. Fentanly 30s started flooding the streets and then just fentanyl powder sold as H, because why pay more for a pill if it's the same stuff.

[–] gens@programming.dev 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Something happened in 2008

[–] RickyRigatoni@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Don't you DARE blame this on Obama.

[–] Womble@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think the financial crisis and the resultant decade of falling living standards for the poor and lower middle are probably more of a factor than Obama's election there.

[–] Bgugi@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago

Thanks Obama!