No doubt that Pharmaceutical and Insurance companies are blood suckers, parasites, exploiting people’s misfortunes. But they do have an important role to play and as explained by others, medicines have saved many lives and improved the quality of lives around the world. So we shouldn’t throw out the baby with the bath water! The old psychiatric Institutions closed down and incarceration ended largely due to new drugs being developed and they are constantly being improved upon. But after almost 50 years of working in Health Care, I have also seen abuse, misuse and exploitation by these large multi billion corporations! The alcohol and food industry are no different. They products are aimed at getting people addicted. So abuse and misuse is common around the world! Alcohol is killing more people and worsening the quality of their lives than any other medication. It has become the accepted culture in most countries and has been so for centuries! Death certificates rarely give alcohol as the cause of death, because a diagnosis is required! Analyse the diagnosis and you will find alcohol as a contributing factor ( main) . Sad to see many Retirees spend most of the rest of their lives with alcohol as the main part of their day! It played a part in my life at one time but it took a lot of courage to abandon it. I use medication, one only which has improved an aspect of my health. Health Insurance only in my latter years because it was virtually mandatory.
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