With so many people on medications,have people in the U.S. become too reliant on them?

Question

I seem to hear about a new kind of medication every month.You have medications for ANYTHING these days,from dealing with your gardener didn't do a good job to much more serious things.

Answer 1

yes indeed !

and with all of the commercials urging you to ask your doctoe for specific brands.........

it is terribly out of hand .......

cheers !
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Answer 2

Most of the western world is becoming more reliant on medication to cope with the pressures of life

Answer 3

Yes, America is over medicated! I spend at least a good half hour just filling my pill box for the week.
And, of course, when you see different doctors about different ailments, they don't have a clue as to what you are already on. I carry a list of my medications at all times, just so I can pull them out when needed.

Answer 4

It's pro's and con's when it comes to the medication it could be a good thing because it's more products to heal certain illneses and it could be a bad thing cause it may not work for what it suppose to and begin damaging your body

Answer 5

Yes
When I was 21 I didn't know anyone who was on any kind of psychological medication. Now I don't know anyone except myself that isn't. We reinvent things like sadness and shyness into diseases so we can medicate them. I think it's worrisome.

Answer 6

It's a good thing, people and things get healed, and more meds are available for different needs!! It's GOOD!! So I would not worry about it "getting out of hand" GOOD meds are what we want MORE of. BAD meds are what we want LESS of!

Answer 7

It's the whole western world. It's stress that does it, and exercise gets rid of it. Thankfully.

Answer 8

YES