And then you get this report that correlates schizophrenia with the number of GPs prescriptions,
methinks that prescribed drugs are of a much bigger problem to the health of society than illegal drugs.
Maps reveal schizophrenia 'hotspots' in England
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-39082595
And yet the results are still inconclusive.
Yes just look at the 'Side effects' of prescription medication its enough to make you ill. A number of drugs also require you to take a secondary drug to counteract the side effects of the first one.
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Every year, more than 2 million Americans suffer from serious adverse drug reactions. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), these reactions cause about 100,000 deaths per year, making prescription drugs the fourth-leading cause of death in the country.
Compare this to the death toll from illegal drugs -- which is about 10,000 per year -- and you begin to see the magnitude of the problem."
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/a...fying-side-effects-of-prescription-drugs.aspx
The side effects of prescription medication can be horrific. Is it really worth taking medication if the cure is worse than the disease?
Here 26 side effects that come with many prescription drugs currently on the market.
Drainage, crusting, or oozing of your eyes or eyelids
Swollen, black, or "hairy" tongue
Changes in the shape or location of body fat
Decrease in testicle size
Sores or swelling in your rectal or genital area
Blue lips or fingernails
Purple spots on your skin
White patches or sores inside your mouth or on your lips
Irregular back-and- forth movements of your eyes
Enlarged breasts in males.
Unusual risk-taking behavior, no fear of danger
Extreme fear
Hallucinations, fainting, coma
Fussiness, irritability, crying for an hour or longer
Paralysis
Thoracic Hematoma (bleeding into your chest)
A blood clot in your lung
Liver damage
Kidney damage
A lump in your breast
Decreased bone marrow function
Congestive heart failure
Shingles
Nerve pain lasting for several weeks or months
Bleeding that will not stop
Coughing up blood or vomit that looks like coffee grounds
One drug on the market, EvaMist -- a treatment for menopause symptoms such as hot flashes -- has possible side effects that include cancer, stroke, heart attack, blood clots, and dementia!
But this is only a partial list of the potential side effects of prescription drugs. There are, unfortunately, many more out there.