30 percent of kids between 10 and 19 years old are on meds for chronic conditions
Big Pharma's little buddies The biggest, fastest growth in the prescription drug market is in the littlest people
-- and I don't mean midgets. A new study by Medco, which manages drug benefits and runs the nation's largest mail-order pharmacy, finds that more children are taking more powerful meds more frequently. That's a whole lot of "more" in one place... it's so bad now that a quarter of all U.S. kids with insurance are taking at least one drug, and 30 percent of kids between 10 and 19 years old are already on meds for chronic conditions. Looks like 16 is the new 60! Overall, kids are the fastest-growing demographic for the drug companies, with sales rising four times faster than in the overall general population. We've got the sickest, fattest kids in history -- and Big Pharma is ready to pounce. Just look at diabetes. You might remember how we used to call type 2 diabetes "adult-onset diabetes." There's a reason that term has fallen out of favor -- and you can see it right there in Medco's report, which finds that the number of kids on meds for the condition has risen by 150 percent since 2001. Nothing "adult" about that. There's also been a 147 percent leap in heartburn meds and PPIs, a 50 percent increase in cholesterol meds, and a 24 percent rise in blood pressure drugs -- all in children. And I haven't even touched on the huge leaps in everything from antipsychotics to asthma meds. Even Medco's boss calls the increase "shocking," and this is from a man who sells those drugs for a living. But what's really shocking is that kids are on these meds at all -- because every single one of those diseases and conditions can be fixed through lifestyle changes, starting with a better diet. But the sad truth is, these numbers will go up -- not down. And if you think we're raising the fattest, sickest generation ever right now, just wait a few years. Hoping I'm wrong (but certain I'm right), William Campbell Douglass II, M.D.Detox Your Body with
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-- and I don't mean midgets. A new study by Medco, which manages drug benefits and runs the nation's largest mail-order pharmacy, finds that more children are taking more powerful meds more frequently. That's a whole lot of "more" in one place... it's so bad now that a quarter of all U.S. kids with insurance are taking at least one drug, and 30 percent of kids between 10 and 19 years old are already on meds for chronic conditions. Looks like 16 is the new 60! Overall, kids are the fastest-growing demographic for the drug companies, with sales rising four times faster than in the overall general population. We've got the sickest, fattest kids in history -- and Big Pharma is ready to pounce. Just look at diabetes. You might remember how we used to call type 2 diabetes "adult-onset diabetes." There's a reason that term has fallen out of favor -- and you can see it right there in Medco's report, which finds that the number of kids on meds for the condition has risen by 150 percent since 2001. Nothing "adult" about that. There's also been a 147 percent leap in heartburn meds and PPIs, a 50 percent increase in cholesterol meds, and a 24 percent rise in blood pressure drugs -- all in children. And I haven't even touched on the huge leaps in everything from antipsychotics to asthma meds. Even Medco's boss calls the increase "shocking," and this is from a man who sells those drugs for a living. But what's really shocking is that kids are on these meds at all -- because every single one of those diseases and conditions can be fixed through lifestyle changes, starting with a better diet. But the sad truth is, these numbers will go up -- not down. And if you think we're raising the fattest, sickest generation ever right now, just wait a few years. Hoping I'm wrong (but certain I'm right), William Campbell Douglass II, M.D.Detox Your Body with
Purify Your Body Foot Pads!
www.purifyyourbody.com
Minnesota Boxer Rescue
www.mnboxerrescue.org
Adopt a Boxer Today!
Christian Apparel & Gifts
Faith Hope Charitees
http://www.faithhopecharitees.com