The pharmaceutical/medical complex: A significant portion of medical research cannot be trusted -- Drug companies too often place profits over progress -- Medical personnel prescribe incorrectly too often -- Human subjects have often been treated inhumanely -- Drugs in psychiatry: U.S. citizens are overmedicated with psychiatric drugs, which are considerably less successful than advocates claim -- There are many effective alternatives to psychiatric drugs -- The wars on drugs: widely believed but incorrect notions about drug addiction do great harm -- Most citizens are harmed rather than helped by the drug wars -- Many drugs are dangerous -- Extensive marketing of three legal drugs (alcohol, tobacco, and caffeine) causes great harm, especially to children -- Many individuals and organizations benefit from the drug wars -- Popular prevention and treatment programs for drug abuse have poor success rates, while effective (and much less expensive programs) are underused -- Appendix: Introduction to pharmacology -- How drugs work -- Classification of psychoactive drugs -- Variability
Summary
This eye-opening book richly documents disturbing trends in Western medicine and urges readers toward a broader understanding of drug use and abuse
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
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