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Pills: Your personal pamphlet

Pills: Your personal pamphlet FROM THE ARCHIVE | The Baffler no. 10 (1997) Pills 1. How can I get some pills? Getting pills is a breeze. Just select a psychiatrist from the Yellow Pages—and make an appointment! Mental health professionals will hand over a prescription without any fuss or bother. They like pills as much as you do! Have you, at any point in your life, been a drug addict? Well, you might not want to mention that to your doctor. It may cause you both unnecessary worry—and who needs that? You don’t want to worry. That’s why you’re taking the pills in the first place, right? If something unpleasant about your past does slip out—don’t sweat it. Most mental health professionals will overlook little things . . . such as your history of substance abuse. After all, prescription pills aren’t illegal drugs, like the ones you took in college. They’re the real thing: medication. scribed more often to women than to men. Should I let that disturb me? Some people say it’s easier for women to get pills from their doctors. Some people say this is bad. But the truth is, women need pills today. I know I do, and I’m http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Baffler MIT Press

Pills: Your personal pamphlet

Dierbeck, Lisa
The Baffler – Jul 1, 2014
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© 2014 Lisa Dierbeck
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1059-9789
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FROM THE ARCHIVE | The Baffler no. 10 (1997) Pills 1. How can I get some pills? Getting pills is a breeze. Just select a psychiatrist from the Yellow Pages—and make an appointment! Mental health professionals will hand over a prescription without any fuss or bother. They like pills as much as you do! Have you, at any point in your life, been a drug addict? Well, you might not want to mention that to your doctor. It may cause you both unnecessary worry—and who needs that? You don’t want to worry. That’s why you’re taking the pills in the first place, right? If something unpleasant about your past does slip out—don’t sweat it. Most mental health professionals will overlook little things . . . such as your history of substance abuse. After all, prescription pills aren’t illegal drugs, like the ones you took in college. They’re the real thing: medication. scribed more often to women than to men. Should I let that disturb me? Some people say it’s easier for women to get pills from their doctors. Some people say this is bad. But the truth is, women need pills today. I know I do, and I’m

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Published: Jul 1, 2014

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