Read the book Anatomy of an Epidemic by Robert Whitaker
Ah, Whitaker is a good example. I mean of snake oil. The guy is snake oil, and probably paid by Better help or something.
I do think we may be over-prescribing these to a certain degree, but I know people whose lives are impacted for the better due to medication for ADHD, for example. Its easy to understand when you see someone with severe symptoms one day, then calmer and more focused the next.
What I would emphasize is that just because a drug changes somebody's behavior in a helpful way does not mean that the drug is actually healing anything in the body. That is there is no objective medical disease that amphetamine salts are curing. That is not to say that some do not find certain drugs helpful. But just because someone finds a drug helpful does not mean that it is curing or a medicine to remedy and objective bodily disease. Regardless all drugs should be legal for adults that use them in a peaceful and responsible way
That's like saying ibuprofen is snake oil because it doesn't cure headaches. No one is taking it with the expectation of a cure. It's just meant to help manage the problem.
Psychiatric drugs.
Read the book Anatomy of an Epidemic by Robert Whitaker
Ah, Whitaker is a good example. I mean of snake oil. The guy is snake oil, and probably paid by Better help or something.
I do think we may be over-prescribing these to a certain degree, but I know people whose lives are impacted for the better due to medication for ADHD, for example. Its easy to understand when you see someone with severe symptoms one day, then calmer and more focused the next.
What I would emphasize is that just because a drug changes somebody's behavior in a helpful way does not mean that the drug is actually healing anything in the body. That is there is no objective medical disease that amphetamine salts are curing. That is not to say that some do not find certain drugs helpful. But just because someone finds a drug helpful does not mean that it is curing or a medicine to remedy and objective bodily disease. Regardless all drugs should be legal for adults that use them in a peaceful and responsible way
That's like saying ibuprofen is snake oil because it doesn't cure headaches. No one is taking it with the expectation of a cure. It's just meant to help manage the problem.