Sunday, March 04, 2007

UN says fake diet pills world's fastest-growing drug problem!

Have you ever thought about ordering a weight loss pill on line? Prescription strength, no doctor appointment, private...sounds tempting and many people are giving into that tempation--but for you do, please read this:

from The Telegraph--UK

The International Narcotics Control Board called for tighter controls over the market in products that should only be prescribed in exceptional circumstances.

In its annual report, the board said drugs developed for life-saving anti-obesity treatments were being bought through the internet and used by women desperate to lose weight. Anorectic drugs suppress the appetite or sensation of hunger and are mainly prescribed against obesity, narcolepsy and attention deficit disorder. They can be addictive, and indiscriminate use can cause panic states, aggressive behaviour, hallucinations and even death,

Increasingly these drugs, both real and counterfeit, are being sold over the internet when they should be prescribed by doctors and dispensed by chemists.

The INCB said an unregulated market in counterfeit medicines through the internet was the world's fastest-growing narcotics problem.

''Substandard and sometimes even lethal medication is being sold to the unsuspecting consumer," the report said.

''Unregulated markets are often supplied with stolen and diverted drugs, illicitly manufactured pharmaceuticals or through illegal sales in the internet and distributed through mail and courier services."----fin

OK< this article even talked about the recent death of a sickly thin supermodel saying these illegal, fake and dangerous pills could have been part of the cause of her death. Is that a price you are prepared to pay? I KNOW you can lose weight healthfully without dangerous drugs!

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