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Why Somalis Eat Drugs Like Candy?!
Waxbaro!:
This is an open discussion about medications and Somali people, have your say?
Pharmacist:
Good Question!
Because:
1- Somalis don't know much about drugs
2- They believe in medications as a magic healers
3- It is easy to get medication without prescription
Amal:
Good Morning ma, people.
Somalis lack the idea of ALL MEDS have side effects, no drug is safe drug!!
They also believe in the magic bullet of drugs, in addition they tend to love going to the hospital, which increases their chance of using drugs.
N/B there are alot of drug study going on out there, I bet they are aware of that............
Diagnostic:
Even those drugs which are available in most of our pharmacies are not authenticated.
Waxbaro!:
--- Quote from: Amal on April 20, 2008, 07:54:29 PM ---Good Morning ma, people.
Somalis lack the idea of ALL MEDS have side effects, no drug is safe drug!!
They also believe in the magic bullet of drugs, in addition they tend to love going to the hospital, which increases their chance of using drugs.
N/B there are alot of drug study going on out there, I bet they are aware of that............
--- End quote ---
Thanks amal, but you know if they keep going to hospitals that will be good enough, but the problem is that they directly rush to pharmacies and there is no such law which prohibit handling medication without prescription (Sadly, it's like grocery store!!!).
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