On 1/21/16 1:33 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 1/21/2016 1:12 PM, Keyser Söze wrote:


I posit that your anecdotal experience with one drug addict does not a
universal rule make. In the course of her 25 years of professional
practice as a licensed psychotherapist my wife has treated hundreds,
maybe thousands, of substance abusers. Most went on through recovery and
are leading productive lives. Some were not able to kick their habits,
be they drugs or booze, regardless of the sort of help they were getting.


So, you think this is "normal"?

http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/astounding-increase-in-antidepressant-use-by-americans-201110203624



Apparently it is the "new" normal, but I don't have any particular
opinion on it. I think it is at least partly due to the heavy TV
advertising by pharma companies, and the easy willingness of some
physicians to prescribe.