http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/omkara/2011/mar/27/dark-secrets-drug-industry-exposed/#.UN0XNnEoHHo.twitter Adam Omkara: So you went into the industry with an altruistic mindset and you wanted to help people. When was it made apparent to you that the industry wasnt based on that altruism, or even healing? Gwen: Well, it was on the 2nd stage interview with the regional manager. He asked me why I wanted to get into the pharmaceutical industry. I said well I really want to help people, thats what I want to do. He kind of laughed, smiled, and said Well, Im not so sure about that. If altruism is what motivates you, then you better join the peace corp. Then he smiled, turned around to his desk and started working on his calculator. He said however, if money is what motivates you, let me tell you how you can retire a millionaire from this job young lady. He went into delineating my benefits, stock options, and it all turned into a big blur for me. I saw dollar signs. It sounded pretty good to a 26 year old. So, thats how initially I was told it wasnt altruistic. [...] Adam Omkara: And what about the psychiatrists and that industry? Do they not question? Gwen: You really want me to be honest? The pharmaceutical industry makes so much fun of the psychiatric profession that its not even funny. They actually refer to psychiatrists as drug whores. The reason they call them that is because they have no loyalty to any one company or product, its whoever is paying them at the time. I was told in the initial training I received to sell antipsychotic drugs that most psychiatrists got into the field of psychiatry in order to figure out why they were so screwed up. There were definitely some very odd birds! So yeah, they were not held in very high regard. My colleagues and I looked down on them as though they were a lower class quasi-physician. Because we knew that they didnt do anything scientifically, it was all subjective diagnosis in nature, dependent on third-party observation of symptoms. So they were easy to sell drugs to. Most psychiatrists are so ego-driven they would literally recommend anything when given the appropriate sales pitch! [...]
Not only that, but all these mind-altering drugs they are putting people on can occasionally have deadly side effects: http://www.politicalforum.com/gun-control/283799-pharmaceutical-drugs-killing-sprees.html Just my opinion, but in the vast majority of the cases, it just seems like a huge gold mine for pharmaceutical corporations. I doubt they really provide any benefit to society. They parastically feed off desperation and ignorance.
