Too Many Meds? America’s Love Affair With Prescription Medication – Consumer Reports

Read article - Quotes Steven Woloshin, professor of medicine, community and family medicine, and of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, in an article that examines America's reliance on pharmaceuticals, and the role that marketing companies play in encouraging the consumption of pharmaceuticals. "Low T is a marketing term intended to sell testosterone as a kind of fountain of youth," says Woloshin. For most men, he says, testosterone "declines naturally with age," and research shows that taking drugs to compensate has "little or no benefit" and "some serious risks."