The Most Medicated Population the World Has Ever Seen The United States has become the most heavily medicated society in human history, and nowhere is this more obvious than among seniors. Nearly nine out of ten Americans over the age of 65 take prescription medications. Many take several. A significant share take so many that the human body can no longer adapt or compensate. This level of saturation is not normal, and it is not benign. We prescribe more drugs than any other developed nation, yet we do not live longer. That contradiction alone should trigger alarm bells. When “Treatment” Becomes Decline One of the most disturbing realities of senior care is how often drug-induced deterioration is misread as aging.…
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