Karen: What I find so ludicrous is the constant chorus of commercials for the many variants of Soma, each with the happy faces surrounded by their friends, children and grandchildren, and anyone else who will now want to be in their presence because of what the drug-of-the-moment has done for them. Then, in the fast-moving small print, we are informed of the possible side-effects: strokes, heart attacks, liver failure, and death. Ahh, but to die happy, and in good health: what better sense of the American dream?
Shortly after these commercials end, we are treated to a new batch, these from the personal injury lawyers who ask: “have you or a loved one suffered a stroke, heart attack, liver failure, or even death” from a list of prescription drugs? If so, you might want to contact a named law-firm – complete with a 1-800 number – to participate in a class-action suit.
Talk about the failure to grasp what may be the most important quality of an intelligent mind: an understanding of the processes of causation! If Big-Pharma fails to meet the expectations it has created for you, the judicial system may be able to compensate you for the adverse consequences of your gullibility!
