This thread is why I like it here. The comments are good. I feel heard and defended.
What the author is neglecting, which is interesting, since she is working in medicine, is that patients "compliance" (so taking meds regularly and visiting experts to get the correct meds) is reduced when you shame then and make their meds seem as bad as "eating meat" (and implied mass animal agriculture).
Article from 2019 archive is: https://archive.is/2ThUF
It is even funnier to read that article post Covid. As a good Covid response would've meant fewer people who need asthma medication, as some people post covid are in need of inhalers.
In addition if you use your emergency spray then it has a reason, not using it is bad. Using it also means that people will more likely continue using their bikes, legs, public transportation instead of cars.
That said, there are alternatives to "metered inhalers", that work for many, i.e. the newer generation pulver inhalators, which also often show how many charges are left. I am quite happy having done enough youth groups, that the medication tells you if it is empty or not.
This thread is why I like it here. The comments are good. I feel heard and defended.
What the author is neglecting, which is interesting, since she is working in medicine, is that patients "compliance" (so taking meds regularly and visiting experts to get the correct meds) is reduced when you shame then and make their meds seem as bad as "eating meat" (and implied mass animal agriculture).
Article from 2019 archive is: https://archive.is/2ThUF
It is even funnier to read that article post Covid. As a good Covid response would've meant fewer people who need asthma medication, as some people post covid are in need of inhalers.
In addition if you use your emergency spray then it has a reason, not using it is bad. Using it also means that people will more likely continue using their bikes, legs, public transportation instead of cars.
That said, there are alternatives to "metered inhalers", that work for many, i.e. the newer generation pulver inhalators, which also often show how many charges are left. I am quite happy having done enough youth groups, that the medication tells you if it is empty or not.