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Claims Link Cocaine to Doctors' 80-Hour Work Weeks
Original: Why Doctors Work 80 Hours a Week: Cocaine
A widely circulated piece argues that cocaine use explains why doctors have historically endured 80-hour working weeks, suggesting stimulants helped medical staff sustain extreme schedules. The claim is drawing large attention online, with well over a million engagements, as viewers debate the history of medical working conditions and the role of stimulants among overworked professionals. No independent verification of the historical claim has been provided.
Why now: The provocative claim about cocaine enabling extreme doctor work hours is sparking debate about medical working conditions.
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Evidence
- Why Doctors Work 80 Hours a Week: Cocaine · The Fat Files · 1.2M
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