Episode 1794 • • 16:27 - 19:03
1794: Heroin Hotties
DSM-5 Financial Conflicts, Pharmaceutical Industry Influence
A study published in the BMJ reveals that 60% of U.S. physicians involved in developing the DSM-5 received payments from the pharmaceutical industry. This "medical-industrial complex" influence is linked to the diagnostic criteria for gender dysphoria and the subsequent promotion of surgical and chemical treatments. The Trump administration has responded by threatening to pull federal funding from state sex education programs that promote gender ideology.