Prescription Drug Use Is On The Rise In The U.S.

[tex]

Articles such as this must make Big Pharma very happy:

http://www.webmd.com/news/20100902/pres ... in-the-u-s

After reading the following comment, (which certainly holds no surprises), I can't help but wonder if the recently passed Health Reform Bill, (passed despite opposition by a majority of voters), was really the brainchild of the current administration, as claimed, or if it was actually an idea promoted by the pharmaceutical industry, through their contacts in Washington, and the politicians were simply pawns in Big Pharma's game plan. Whatever the case, it certainly appears that Big Pharma's goals have been successfully attained.

People without health insurance or a regular place to go for medical problems had less prescription drug use compared to those with such benefits.

Tex

[mbeezie]

I knew it was bad but seeing the numbers was still shocking. It's so sad that we have come to rely on drugs so much.

Mary Beth