Speed Bump by Dave Coverly for January 29, 2009
January 28, 2009
January 30, 2009
Transcript:
Man: This drug won't help, but its side effects will put your problem to shame!
solutionnurse almost 16 years ago
Yikes! Sadly, way too often true.
Dutchboy1 almost 16 years ago
The problem is that the pharmaceutical companies go after the symptoms instead of the cause of the problem. Kind of like jamming a big stick into some noisy gears to get them to quiet down. It quiets the gears, but who knows what this will do to the rest of the machine. That is what side effects are.
lazygrazer almost 16 years ago
Biting on bullets was far safer….and cheaper.
Digital Frog almost 16 years ago
It’s just like the consultant principle. If you’re not part of the cure, there’s money to be made in prolonging the disease…
Karl Hiller almost 16 years ago
My former doctor prescribed prednisone, ativan, levaquin, advair, and zyrtec-d for a sinus infection. I lost half a month “getting better.” So, yeah, too true.