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Inhalers drive carbon emissions equivalent to 530,000 cars each year, study shows (phys.org)

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Inhalers are the frontline treatment for asthma and COPD, but they come with a steep environmental cost, according to a new UCLA Health study—the largest to date quantifying inhaler-related emissions in the United States.

Researchers found that inhalers have generated over 2 million metric tons of carbon emissions annually over the past decade, equivalent to the emissions of roughly 530,000 gas-powered cars on the road each year.

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[–] lorski@sopuli.xyz 45 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

wtf? people have no choice to use an inhaler. people gave a choice to drive a gas guzzling truck.

[–] finitebanjo@piefed.world 14 points 14 hours ago

The fuck is that only some inhaler types have been proven to be problematic, the hydrofluoroalkane propellant inhalers in contrast to the dry and powder inhalers, but I do think the language of the article and the headlines is terrible.