Confessions of an Rx Drug Pusher

✍ Scribed by Olsen, Gwen

• Publisher: iUniverse Star
• Year: 2009
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 132 KB
• Category: Fiction
• City: New York
• ISBN: 1935278606

✦ Synopsis

On December 2, 2004, the author's niece Megan committed suicide by setting herself on fire--and ended her tortured life as a victim of the adverse effects of prescription drugs. This poignant autobiographical journey through the darkness of mental illness and the catastrophic consequences that lurk in medicine cabinets around the country offers an honest glimpse into alarming statistics and a health care system ranked last among nineteen industrialized nations worldwide. As a former sales representative in the pharmaceutical industry for several years, the author learned firsthand how an unprecedented number of lethal drugs are unleashed in the United States market, but her most heartrending education into the dangers of antidepressants would come as a victim and ultimately, as a survivor. Rigorously researched and documented, this book is a moving human drama that shares one woman's unforgettable journey of faith, forgiveness, and healing.;A nightmare before Christmas: Megan's story -- My own dark night of the soul and a case of deja vu -- A case against the antidepressants: Presciption for disaster -- A chill pill to kill -- Confessions of an Rx drug pusher -- Anxiolytics: Prescription for addiction -- Another one flew over the cuckoo's nest: Geraldine's story -- The genetic theory of mental illness -- Crazy just like your mother: Dolores' story -- The era of sex, drugs, and rock-and-roll! -- God's call to loving arms: A spiritual awakening -- Birth of a child advocate -- A betrayal of the public trust -- Related current events -- An ounce of prevention or a pound of cure: It's your choice!

✦ Subjects

Mental illness -- Treatment