Overprescribing of powerful painkillers soars in UK, leading to addiction and to death by overdose

The Independent has a report on massive overprescribing of powerful painkillers by UK GPs, leading to addiction and to death by overdose among their unfortunate patients. It is, or ought to be, well-known by doctors that chronic pain is often unresponsive to painkillers. When patients return for more and more pills in order to take a higher dose it should be obvious that the pills are not working and should be gradually discontinued. - A safe, non-drug way to reduce chronic pain is to lower sodium intake, i.e. eat less salt and salty food.

Patients should not to ask their GPs for antibiotics to treat coughs and colds, a Government campaign warns.

Patients should not ask GPs for antibiotics for colds and flu
article in the Telegraph

Extract:

"Diseases are becoming more and more resistant to antibiotics and over-prescribing has been linked to the development of "superbugs" that fail to respond to treatment.

The Government's chief medical officer, Sir Liam Donaldson, has launched a new campaign to drive down antibiotic use."

You can boost your immune system by cutting down on salt and salty food.

Lose weight, reduce your risk of most cancers, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, stroke, heart disease, heart attack, vascular dementia, osteopenia, osteoporosis, hypercholesterolaemia, depression, liver and kidney problems, and improve your health in many other ways without drugs, hunger or expense by eating less salt! - Try it! - You will feel so much better!

Read my Mensa article on Obesity and the Salt Connection

And see Sodium in foods