I've made a lot of mistakes in my life and done stupid things that I wish I hadn't, but the one thing I've stood my ground on is avoiding prescription pills like the plague. Possibly a privilege for me due to good health, but I have had times of illness where I've been pressured to take pills and I've always said no. And everything I read as time passes confirms to me that was always a good choice for me to have made. The only exception I'll make is antibiotics if I absolutely have no alternative. There's a profit motive and as long as that's the case, which will be always, then they will prescribe them like candy. It's very simple. It solves a medical problem, at least on paper, and it turns a profit.