May the Wrath and Justice of God (or Zeus, or Wonder Woman, someone anyone) Descend on Big Pharma and all who purvey their poisons!!
Get a load of the chart in this article ! [Emphasis added !!]
The Rise of All-Purpose Antidepressants
Doctors are increasingly prescribing SSRIs to treat more than just depression
Scientific American, 10/142-14
http://www.scientifi...ntidepressants/
FTA: ". . . Adults in the U.S. consumed four times more antidepressants in the late 2000s than they did in the early 1990s. As the third most frequently taken medication in the U.S., researchers estimate that 8 to 10 percent of the population is taking an antidepressant. But this spike does not necessarily signify a depression epidemic. Through the early 2000s pharmaceutical companies were aggressively testing selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), the dominant class of depression drug, for a variety of disorders. . ."
"One motivating factor is that SSRIs are a fairly safe option for altering brain chemistry."