http://pagingdrgupta.blogs.cnn.com/2010 ... tudy-says/

 

Yet another thing that drives in crazy in the US. Pharmaceutical companies convince parents that their kids needs medical help for ADHD (or other similar things) through various advertisements. Parents that already bought into it talk to other parents and spread the BS. The parent brings the kid to the doctor and DEMANDS they be put on these meds. If the doc refuses they go ballistic until they get the meds. Lots of times its just easier for the doctor to prescribe and move on. If the doc still refuses they will go to another doc for a 2nd opinion until they get what they want. The kid in the end ends up on mind altering drugs, fails to learn how to cope with life because they have been numbed to life. By the time they are an adult, they are so screwed up they actually believes they has issues, or now actually has issues from never dealing with the growing pains a normal child must endure to become a self sufficient and healthy adult. The pharmaceutical company goes on to make billions of dollars and pays a few lawsuits off closed door so nobody is the wiser.

 

How many times has that happened? Seems like nearly 1,000,000 that they know about!

Wait, you're saying that a business is willing to screw over people to gain a profit? I've never heard of such a thing

But seriously, I have a handful of friends who just entered the pharma field as docs, and already (a few months now) they feel like their hands are dirty-- but the money is there, and that's what helps them sleep at night.

wouldn't be surprised if doctors receive kickbacks from phama's for prescribing their drugs...

wouldn't be surprised if doctors receive kickbacks from phama's for prescribing their drugs...

 

Seems your average attention span is decreasing anyway. I think that's probably likely, did you hear about that one doctor that...

 

So dude, remember that time my car broke down?? That was awesome, lol.

I have AD...

 

OOooooh SHINY GUN :shock:

It's a hell of a lot easier to pump your kid full of pills than have to deal with him or her. Then buy them a WII entertainment system and Playstation and wellaaaa... Instant retard that's fifteen years old and licks windows.

I think that SQUIRREL!...what?

But it's so much nicer when everyone fits in a nice pigeon hole...

wouldn't be surprised if doctors receive kickbacks from phama's for prescribing their drugs...

 

The doctor I used to go to only prescribed Merck drugs with no generic available. That got old real quick so I found a new doctor.