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Everyone knows that the trade in hard drugs is big business. Few are aware that the business involved in prescription drugs is even bigger. The pharmaceutical industry is one of the fastest growing in the world. Millions of pounds are spent on advertising, and the promotion of brand names to doctors has a great influence on what product will be eventually prescribed to patients. The pharmaceutical industry spends on average over twice as much on advertising as it does on research and development of new products. In many Western countries there is one drug company representative for every eight doctors.

Twenty-nine million prescriptions for tranquillizers were issued in England alone in 1991. ‘Minor’ tranquillizers, such as Valium and sleeping pills are the most common drugs on repeat prescription and taken in prolonged use. They will control the initial symptoms of anxiety, but simply used on their own they cannot control an emotional or spiritual problem. Used over a long period these drugs can hinder rather than help because they prevent the patient from discovering the root of the problem and coming to terms with the real issue. It has been estimated that between one third and one half of all those who take these ‘minor’ tranquillizers regularly each day for three months or more are likely to become psychologically dependent on them.

The modern belief in pills as a panacea for every complaint has created a huge market from vitamin pills to tranquillizers. Vastly increased profits have resulted for the pharmaceutical industry.

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