Table of Contents
Introduction 7
1 Americans Take Too Many Prescription Drugs J. Douglas Bremner 12
2 Prescription Drugs Help Millions Live Better Lives: Pharmaceutical Researchers and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) 20
3 Psychiatric Drugs Are Overprescribed Charles Barber 27
4 ADHD Drugs Are Overprescribed for Children Linda Marsa 33
5 ADHD Drugs Are Appropriately Prescribed for Children Hannah Seligson 43
6 Ads Do Not Significantly Increase Demand for Unneeded Medications Brian Alexander 48
7 Low-Income Children Are More Likely to Be Prescribed Psychiatric Drugs Duff Wilson 53
8 Wichita Witch Hunt-The Justice Department Wages War on Pain Relief Harvey Silverglate 60
9 Mixing Multiple Medications Causes Health Problems for Elderly Americans Anne Harding 65
10 Overuse of Antibiotics Creates Drug-Resistant Bacteria Martha Mendoza Margie Mason 70
11 "Doctor Shopping" Can Lead to Overmedication, Abuse, and Death Madison Park 78
Organizations to Contact 83
Bibliography 88
Index 92
