Stop drug ads

[Marnie Gli]

These days, we're swamped with ads for prescription drugs that
are supposed to make us feel happier, sleep better and enhance
our sex lives.

The ads may seem ridiculous at times, with people prancing
through fields of flowers, looking healed and nearly ecstatic.

But the ads have a darker side, too. When Merck spent over
$300 million to advertise its drug Vioxx, it created huge
demand for the drug, which in turn led to as many as 140,000
heart attacks and strokes in the U.S., and 60,000 deaths.

We can't let tragedies like that ever happen again.

So, today, we're launching a new website, www.StopDrugAds.org.
The purpose of the website is to educate the public about the
dangers of prescription drug ads, and to mobilize thousands of
Americans to voice their opposition to the ads.

Drug executives are not qualified to tell you what drugs to
buy. They should not be allowed to meddle in your personal
health care decisions. After all, they don't even know you.
It's like practicing medicine without a license.

Please take a minute to visit StopDrugAds.org, and send
comments to the FDA. Tell them to end prescription drug
advertising in the United States.

[Montygram]

Just two question; don't take them personally:

When is it the person's responsibility to do a little reading
and thinking for themselves, to determine whether they want to
play "medicine roulette" or not? Why aren't we teaching our
children to think critically and for themselves, and not
listen to "experts" as if they were always correct?

[Karstens R]

montygram wrote:
> Just two question; don't take them personally:
>
> When is it the person's responsibility to do a little
> reading and thinking for themselves, to determine whether
> they want to play "medicine roulette" or not? Why aren't we
> teaching our children to think critically and for
> themselves, and not listen to "experts" as if they were
> always correct?
>

Its fine to keep asking over and over again "what about
personal responsibility" but unfortunately it's not doing any
good. Are you fine with all the "costs" associated with all
the millions that are NOT taking personal responsibility? It's
always the person's responsibility to do a little reading and
thinking for themselves. The problem is we don't and we won't.
Now lets move on and think about what we should do about it.

k