Comment on Common inhalers carry heavy climate cost, study finds

SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, found that inhalers used by US patients with commercial insurance and the government-run programs Medicaid and Medicare generated 24.9 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent over the decade.

So a drop in the bucket compared to corporate pollution, eh?

My god, hasn’t anyone considered the damage being done by keeping people alive and healthy! /s

three types of inhalers used to treat asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) between 2014 and 2024.

Oh and a bonus, it’s tied to diseases whose numbers increase with increased pollution.

But nevermind, it’s all the poor schmucks who are trying to stay alive who are the problem. /s

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