They’re dangerous, even deadly, but hugely profitable. Big Pharma has bought politicians and doctors. Only the American public can stop it by refusing the product. Action Alert!

Most people are understandably afraid to say no. They don’t know enough about medicine. We understand. We aren’t doctors and never offer medical advice. But the Internet has put most medical research at your doorstep, including information about drug side effects and risks. And there are integrative doctors who can offer sound advice on the subject.

Are we as a society addicted to legal drugs? Are we also wasting huge amounts of money on substances that all too often offer more harm than benefit? Let’s consider these numbers:

60% of Americans take one or more prescription drugs.

15% of Americans take five or more prescription drugs. Some, many more. There are no studies on the interaction of all these drugs.

10% of Americans take an antidepressant medication; for women in their 40s and 50s, it’s 25%.

25% of Americans over the age of 45 take a statin drug, despite much evidence of harm, including promoting diabetes.

Doctors write about 6 million prescriptions for proton-pump inhibitors (a class of acid blocking drugs) each year, making these drugs the third highest selling class of drugs on the market.