In response to lemonboy and Ganj's posts:

While it's true, there does exist a certain degree of "over-medication" in society these days, with all sorts of conditions that did not "exist" thirty years ago, there are reasons for this.

1. Certain conditions have been reclassfied and renamed and newer, more effective medications are now available, as opposed to older remedies that may not have worked as well.

2. Drug companies DO profit from curing people. In fact, drug companies are like any other company, they have to put out a product that WORKS in order to sell as much of it as possible to make a profit. No company can realistically make money with a product that doesn' do what it supposed to.

HOWEVER..that is the real paradox, because with the emphasis on making money, the products that "WORK" may not work as well as they are supposed to and they are marketed and doled out to the population in order to make sales. But of course there are problems, like side-effects, recalls etc.

This is not a perfect system, the medical advances or driven by competition by drug companies to put out a better pill than the other, not because of some inherent desire to cure people.

So what it means is that, unless you have no other choice, you should try and stay off medications unless your life really depends on it
motahead Reviewed by motahead on . Smoking and Mental Illnesses I was wondering how many other people out there have been diagnosed with 1 or more mental illnesses or conditions. I know that I've been clinically depressed since 2000, and just this year got diagnosed as both bipolar and adult ADD. I know how the doctors and my parents tell me not to mix my meds with alcohol or drugs but I actually find that the weed helps me relax (combatting ADD) and it can alleviate depression too. Anyone else have similar stories? Or have there been bad consequences Rating: 5