usa most medicated by far???? Why??

BillCosby · 05-21-2008, 11:21 AM

I have heard various figures but none have the usa even close..

Advertising seems to be the common blame........... (the rest of the world does not allow this)

Is this really a good thing for americans???

Sure it sells lots of stuff but maybe we don't need all that stuff.....

Malkavian · 05-21-2008, 01:39 PM

I don't really blame advertising... People need to learn to think for themselves rather then do as the shiny screen tells them.

W.M.DEEEZ · 05-21-2008, 01:48 PM

Many older Americans remember the birth of pills.

Aspirin for headaches, the wonder drug penicillin, antibiotics....

We are a culture that believes there is a pill for everything, and I guess you could say there is.

Yes...the reason we are the most medicated, is because there is big money in it.

The pharma. co's are killing us with this crap that gets rushed to market, without proper testing.

Those that run this country are all heavily invested in Pharma, Insurance, and of course, Oil....

I don't expect this trend of overmedicating to stop anytime soon.

Unless of course, if we had a "preventive medicine" lobby.

Sad, is that treatments that are much more effective than "conventional" treatments, aren't covered by insurance companies. They want to keep the money in their own community.

Malkavian · 05-21-2008, 02:30 PM

Just do like i do... stay away from all drugs... legal or illegal.

Well, except gin. That's my poison.

BleedingPinky · 05-21-2008, 03:10 PM

Alcohol can be a bitch too. As far as drugs, I personally never have gone beyond the usual dope (hash) back in my college days, that was many years ago. Whenever I feel I have some sort of infection (throat stuff or similar) I just grab me a pack of 1 gr. amoxicillin generic pills. Usually once a year or so, without visiting the doc. Without doubt, the best way to avoid pills-medication is having decent-healthy food on your daily priorities, and overall, moving your ass every day.

Malkavian · 05-21-2008, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by BleedingPinky

Alcohol can be a bitch too. As far as drugs, I personally never have gone beyond the usual dope (hash) back in my college days, that was many years ago. Whenever I feel I have some sort of infection (throat stuff or similar) I just grab me a pack of 1 gr. amoxicillin generic pills. Usually once a year or so, without visiting the doc. Without doubt, the best way to avoid pills-medication is having decent-healthy food on your daily priorities, and overall, moving your ass every day.

XTC really helps with that.

If more Americans went to raves, they wouldn't be so fat.

BleedingPinky · 05-21-2008, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Malkavian

XTC really helps with that.

If more Americans went to raves, they wouldn't be so fat.

XTC, there was a band named like that if I recall well. They were pretty good back in the day. Raves,..no way. I prefer to chase rumanian bar tenders (female) and not record any videos, you know, Carpe Diem for me myself and I,

BillCosby · 05-21-2008, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Malkavian

I don't really blame advertising... People need to learn to think for themselves rather then do as the shiny screen tells them.

So you have some idiot (self) handling the RX........ You know what they say about being your own attorney..............

Jonesy · 05-21-2008, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by BillCosby

So you have some idiot (self) handling the RX........ You know what they say about being your own attorney..............

Except psychiatry is a business, psychology is a new and difficult field of science, and psychiatrists receive no punishment for mis-prescribing.

julia · 05-22-2008, 12:36 PM

It's a known trait that when an illness is discussed that people can very easily think they have said illness.

This is mentioned in any Psych101 class: and Psych students are warned of this, too.

I believe it is called Conditioning.

Only the US and NZ allow this type of advertising. Because ppl can too easily believe they have said condition.

My friend visiting from the uk last year said to me "Wtf is E.D?"

Such advertising is pervasive we don't even notice it any more.

A dr friend has told me that these ads have ruined the patient/dr relationship since ppl see these drugs ads and say to their drs and I want this and that drug, etc.

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W.M.DEEEZ I don't exist either Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,809 Thanks: 11 Thanked 76 Times in 56 Posts	Many older Americans remember the birth of pills. Aspirin for headaches, the wonder drug penicillin, antibiotics.... We are a culture that believes there is a pill for everything, and I guess you could say there is. Yes...the reason we are the most medicated, is because there is big money in it. The pharma. co's are killing us with this crap that gets rushed to market, without proper testing. Those that run this country are all heavily invested in Pharma, Insurance, and of course, Oil.... I don't expect this trend of overmedicating to stop anytime soon. Unless of course, if we had a "preventive medicine" lobby. Sad, is that treatments that are much more effective than "conventional" treatments, aren't covered by insurance companies. They want to keep the money in their own community. __________________ Don't it always seem to go, that you don't know what you've got til it's gone
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Malkavian Milked Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Resting in Peace Posts: 4,765 My Mood: Thanks: 480 Thanked 113 Times in 87 Posts	Just do like i do... stay away from all drugs... legal or illegal. Well, except gin. That's my poison. __________________ Woof!
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BleedingPinky Who is novice1uk? Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sevilla Posts: 1,113 My Mood: Thanks: 24 Thanked 26 Times in 23 Posts	Alcohol can be a bitch too. As far as drugs, I personally never have gone beyond the usual dope (hash) back in my college days, that was many years ago. Whenever I feel I have some sort of infection (throat stuff or similar) I just grab me a pack of 1 gr. amoxicillin generic pills. Usually once a year or so, without visiting the doc. Without doubt, the best way to avoid pills-medication is having decent-healthy food on your daily priorities, and overall, moving your ass every day.
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julia Sassy Lipstick Maverick Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 3,795 Blog Entries: 7 Thanks: 271 Thanked 272 Times in 164 Posts	It's a known trait that when an illness is discussed that people can very easily think they have said illness. This is mentioned in any Psych101 class: and Psych students are warned of this, too. I believe it is called Conditioning. Only the US and NZ allow this type of advertising. Because ppl can too easily believe they have said condition. My friend visiting from the uk last year said to me "Wtf is E.D?" Such advertising is pervasive we don't even notice it any more. A dr friend has told me that these ads have ruined the patient/dr relationship since ppl see these drugs ads and say to their drs and I want this and that drug, etc. __________________ The candidate does not speak for the campaign.
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