@ibdgirl76 We published a paper in 2009 showing that “morphine” was used in news reports for compassionate use of opioids (eg “morphine patch” for lightning strike victim), and “oxycodone” etc for negatives like arrests, overdose etc. https://t.co/vMROaD
I’m setting a bounty. 📿🤠 Find the first news article that applies this classic bad journalism formula to weed-fentanyl in the opening lines: Gratuitious euphoria x Population source x Demonized drug x Geographically generalized alarm https://t.co/vMROaDT
RT @nabarund: Which comes first, Sensational news reports or OD deaths? Prediction: Measurable uptick in weed-fent ODs in 4 months. https…
Which comes first, Sensational news reports or OD deaths? Prediction: Measurable uptick in weed-fent ODs in 4 months. https://t.co/vMROaDTgWk