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It’s Health’s Illusions I Recall, I Really Don’t Know Health at All

Mad in America

T here is a core concept shaping the ‘market’ in health, the concept of an assay, that few doctors or patients understand. This idea went nowhere, until a birth defect crisis triggered by thalidomide, a sleeping pill, struck. According to legal and clinical definitions of evidence, there is no evidence in company assays.

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Day # 162: Sedative-Hypnotic Use Disorder

Bullet Psych

The most commonly prescribed are benzodiazepines (BZDs) and the non-benzodiazepine "Z-drugs" (zolpidem, zaleplon, eszopiclone), which are marketed as safer alternatives for sleep. Epidemiology & Pathogenesis 4 , 5 Genetics , environmental influences , and mental health comorbidities contribute to vulnerability.