In 1976, 20% of adult American women took Valium regularly.

In 1976, 20% of adult American women took Valium regularly.

— Mary Talley Bowden MD (@MdBreathe) June 27, 2023

It does shock me.  It shouldn't but it does.  The drug companies have the best marketers, making their drug appear as the only solution all the while there are nutritional compounds that work just as well if not better; oh, and, the nutritional compounds ALONG with good food, won't kill you.  So there's that.  

We are the most overly medicated country on the planet, and the most unhealthy developed nation. SSRIs correlate to some of the worry health outcomes. pic.twitter.com/skbekvkmHn

— Sherrilyn Sezso (@SherrilynJ77881) June 27, 2023

Thanks to Stacy Otto for the book recommendation.

The Way We Never Were, Stephanie Coontz,