80% of Medical Studies Are Garbage

Jacob James Rich breaks down the rot inside modern health care research and addiction treatment. From exposing how 80% of studies don’t replicate, to calling out the opioid maintenance industry, to challenging the ethics of gender surgeries—Rich goes all in. If you care about medical truth, research integrity, or real reform, don’t skip this one.

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• Trump’s proposed price controls on Medicare and Medicaid could reduce government spending
  June 4, 2025 by Jacob James Rich
  If Trump successfully separates Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement rates from U.S. private market prices, pharmaceutical prices in all markets could drop. The post Trump’s proposed price controls on Medicare and Medicaid could reduce government spending appeared first on Reason Foundation.
• The truth about marijuana, mental illness, and violence: A review of Alex Berenson’s claims in ‘Tell Your Children’
  May 28, 2025 by Jacob James Rich
  Despite the claims made in Alex Berenson's 'Tell Your Children,' marijuana prohibition does not reduce rates of mental illness. The post The truth about marijuana, mental illness, and violence: A review of Alex Berenson’s claims in ‘Tell Your Children’ appeared first on Reason Foundation.
• In Florida, drug deaths rose under former Attorney General Pam Bondi
  February 25, 2025 by Jacob James Rich
  During Bondi's time as the state's attorney general, drug overdose deaths in Florida nearly doubled. The post In Florida, drug deaths rose under former Attorney General Pam Bondi appeared first on Reason Foundation.
• Legalizing sports betting is the right call
  December 18, 2024 by Jacob James Rich
  Since the Supreme Court’s 2018 decision on sports betting, online sports gambling has been legalized in 30 states and Washington, DC. The post Legalizing sports betting is the right call appeared first on Reason Foundation.
• The future of ‘Chenery II’
  December 16, 2024 by Jacob James Rich
  The implications of 'FDA v. Wages and White Lion Investments, L.L.C.' could be much larger than the future of the e-cigarette industry. The post The future of ‘Chenery II’ appeared first on Reason Foundation.
• How America subsidizes medicine across the world
  September 5, 2024 by Jacob James Rich
  The U.S. healthcare market subsidizes much of the world’s cutting-edge medical innovations, including pharmaceutical developments. The post How America subsidizes medicine across the world appeared first on Reason Foundation.

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