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Discusses the harmful effects of overusing antibiotics.

"An eminent psychologist and writer discusses the value of antidepressant drugs"--.

Kirsch, a researcher and clinical psychologist, for years referred patients to psychiatrists to have their depression treated with drugs before deciding to investigate for himself just how effective the drugs actually were. His research has demonstrated that what everyone knew about antidepressants was wrong. Instead of treating depression with drugs, we've been treating it with suggestion.

Examines psychoactive drugs which are available without a doctor's prescription, discussing which are effective and which are harmful.

Explains how the development and over-use of antibiotics has led to new superbugs that are resistant to common medical treatments and pose a greater threat to human health.