Brian Salter-Duke wrote:
We have to also think about the fact that
"prescription drugs" and "call
your doctor" are First World things. In West Africa for example, what we
call prescription drugs are often frequently available in the market.
Their misuse is one of the factors that leads to drug resistent bacteria.
Maybe reliable information about doses may be usefull here. I'm not
sure.
And not just in West Africa. When I lived in Chicago, the immigrant-run
corner store near my house had a variety of black-market prescription
drugs. At first I was horrified, but when I did the math on exactly how
many hours your average illegal immigrant had to work to pay for one
doctor's visit, it made a lot more sense.
William