Do You Really Need That Pill? The Silent Epidemic!
SHOW GUEST: Jennifer Jacobs
A silent epidemic in the U.S. is now imperiling our health and threatens to bankrupt our health care system: over-medication. One-fifth of all adults took three or more prescription drugs in the past month and 40 percent of people over age sixty-five take five or more daily. This book-the first of its kind-tackles the epidemic overuse of prescription drugs.
Combining stories of those who have suffered ill effects from taking too many drugs with data from cutting edge medical findings, Do You Really Need That Pill? helps readers realize they can choose different solutions to their health problems..