“One of the most popular narcotics to ease the pain of economy is cherishing the belief that better days are ahead. This is both efficacious and commendable, but it sometimes turns out to be a habit-forming drug. ... Things to which you look forward too long are almost invariably disappointing when you get them, and you might die first anyway.” FirstsLooksLongSometimesMightPainDiesTurnsBeliefEconomyHabitDrugExpectationsEaseCherishDisappointingNarcoticsBetter DaysCommendable Author:Marjorie Hillis
“Technology has a shadow side. It accounts for real progress in medicine, but has also hurt it in many ways, making it more impersonal, expensive and dangerous. The false belief that a safety net of sophisticated drugs and machines stretches below us, permitting risky or lazy lifestyle choices, has undermined our spirit of self-reliance.” WayRealSelfSpiritChoicesBeliefSidesHurtTechnologyProgressDangerousDrugShadowMachinesAccountsSafetyMedicineLifestyleExpensiveLazySophisticatedSelf RelianceRelianceSafety NetLifestyle ChoicesShadow Side Author:Andrew Weil
“It's beyond belief that any Australian could be so stupid as to carry drugs into any country in Asia.” CountryBeliefStupidDrugAsiaAustralian Author:John Howard
“There is a safe, nontoxic drug called naloxone that can instantly reverse opioid overdose and prevent most of these deaths. But the drug war interferes with saving overdose victims in two ways: first, because witnesses to overdose fear prosecution, they often don't call for help until it's too late. Second, because the drug war supports the belief that making naloxone available over-the-counter or with opioid prescriptions would encourage drug use, the antidote is available only through harm reduction programs like needle exchanges or in some state programs aimed at drug users.” WayFirstsTwoWarStatesHelpingUseBeliefSupportDrugSafeLateProgramVictimAvailableHarmSavingWitnessToo LateUsersReverseInterfereAntidoteTwo WaysNeedlesReductionPrescriptionsWar On DrugsProsecutionDrug UseOverdoseOpioids Author:Maia Szalavitz
“I do not accept the belief that the United States of America and our government can't stand up to the ripoffs of the pharmaceutical industry which charge us by far the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs.” WorldStatesGovernmentAmericaBeliefUnitedAcceptingUnited StatesIndustryDrugHighestUnited States Of AmericaPrescriptionsPharmaceuticalPrescription DrugsPharmaceutical Industry Author:Bernie Sanders
“The fundamental concept of optimum nutrition heralds an entire new paradigm in medicine, no less important than that of Louis Pasteur's discovery that organisms can cause disease. Fundamental to this is the discovery that large amounts of essential nutrients, above that available from a 'well balanced diet' can help restore health in people with diseases. It is my firm belief that, in an enlightened society, pharmaceutical drugs would play a very small part in medicine.” PeopleImportantHelpingBeliefDrugFirmEnlightenedNutritionParadigmPharmaceutical Author:Patrick Holford