{"product_id":"forbidden-knowledge-9781459750685","title":"Forbidden Knowledge","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTerence Young exposes the pharmaceutical industry secrets and cultural myths that thwart our safe use of prescription drugs. Everyone should read it before their next visit to a doctor.  DR. NANCY OLIVIERI, MD, physician and professor \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen it comes to drug safety, Big Pharma holds all the power, and it's time for patients to take it back.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTens of millions of patients in North America take prescription drugs, but the safety of these drugs is often based on medical myths. We are led to believe that if a medication isn't safe, the government would never allow it on the market and that doctors would never prescribe a drug that isn't proven effective. Who controls these narratives? And do they always have the best interests of patients in mind?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn an in-depth study of the enormous influence the pharmaceutical industry has over our health, drug safety advocate Terence Young explores how those with the most to gain financially a\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTerence Young exposes the pharmaceutical industry secrets and cultural myths that thwart our safe use of prescription drugs.… Everyone should read it before their next visit to a doctor.\u003c\/p\u003e * Dr. Nancy Olivieri, MD, physician and professor *\u003cbr\u003eIt’s all right here. Everything you need to know about the harms of medications, the destructive business model of Big Pharma and how you can keep yourself and your loved ones safe. Read it. It could save your life. Don’t wait until after a tragedy to find these things out. * Johanna Trimble, Canadian Medication Appropriateness and Deprescribing Network *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface 1\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: The Hidden Plague 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart I: What Doctors Won’t Tell Us About Prescription Drugs 9\u003cbr\u003e1 Forbidden Knowledge and the Four Truths 11\u003cbr\u003e2 Pharma Gods: The Power and the Glory 27\u003cbr\u003e3 Ten Rules to Survive a Visit to a Pharmacy 37\u003cbr\u003e4 Debunking Our Medicine Myths 57\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart II: The Wizards 71\u003cbr\u003e5 How the Drug Business Really Works 73\u003cbr\u003e6 How the Medical Wizards Seized Control of Our Health\u003cbr\u003eand Won’t Let Go 87\u003cbr\u003e7 Chaos Reigns with Drug Names 99\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart III: The Hydra 109\u003cbr\u003e8 The Healers 111\u003cbr\u003e9 The Pharmapuppets 125\u003cbr\u003e10 The True Nature of Power 139\u003cbr\u003e11 How Big Pharma Broke Medicine 147\u003cbr\u003e12 The Search for Truth 157\u003cbr\u003ePart IV: A Chamber Of Horrors 177\u003cbr\u003e13 Dirty Tricks, Nasty Surprises, and Types of Torment 179\u003cbr\u003e14 Prescripticide 193\u003cbr\u003e15 Ugly Stuff with Children 219\u003cbr\u003ePart V: Fighting Back — The Empowered Patient 239\u003cbr\u003e16 How to Talk to a Doctor About Prescription Drugs\u003cbr\u003eand Use Them Safely 241\u003cbr\u003e17 A Call for Reform 259\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements 273\u003cbr\u003eAppendix: Organizations That Can Help with Psychiatric Drugs 277\u003cbr\u003eGlossary of Abbreviations and Terms 281\u003cbr\u003eNotes 291\u003cbr\u003eIndex 343\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Author 365\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dundurn Group Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48885723562327,"sku":"9781459750685","price":17.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781459750685.jpg?v=1722537466","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/forbidden-knowledge-9781459750685","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}