Jason and John record from the east & west side job trailers, running on fumes after long days and John’s quick out-of-town trip. They rant about prescription drugs and how the U.S. (and limited cases in New Zealand) allows direct-to-consumer pharma commercials, arguing the system is built around treating symptoms for profit rather than cures. They dig into GLP-1 drugs being used as a weight loss drug and its impact on the diabetes treatments, shortages and cost issues, and side effects like nausea and bone mass loss. Plus, a state-by-state prescription increases (with Rhode Island and Massachusetts surging and New York having the largest overall increase). They discuss non-medical Adderall use, risks and overdose, compare severe side-effect lists across drugs (including cancer treatment vs psoriasis meds), and react to a hair-loss drug with stroke-like warnings. The episode also touches on opioids, fentanyl, the FDA, and the money trail behind approvals, ending with a darkly funny quote: “May the bridges that I burn light your way.”

Question for listeners: Have you or someone you know been affected by a prescription shortage, surprise side effect, or drug billing nightmare? Tell us what happened and we might read the best stories on air.

00:00 Full Send Cold Open

00:12 Back in the Trailer

00:27 Tired Week and Travel

01:37 Why Drug Ads Everywhere

03:39 GLP-1 Weight Loss Boom

06:33 Which States Use Most

10:30 Shortages and Real Patients

11:22 Adderall Misuse Risks

15:38 Overdose Scare Story

16:43 Side Effects vs Necessity

19:07 Cancer Drug Reality Check

21:14 Psoriasis Drug Same Risks

24:25 Hair Loss Drug Shock

27:53 FDA Money and COVID Echoes

28:37 Olympics Ads and Gut Meds

29:13 Dry Eye Drug Rant

29:31 Ads Hide The Problem

30:33 Price Gouging And Markups

32:56 Opioids And Street Drugs

34:02 Fentanyl Explained

37:15 Money Trail And FDA

38:35 Food Supply And Health Cycle

40:48 Black Box Warnings Scam

42:04 Conspiracy Or Reality

44:37 Make A Height Pill

47:49 Commercials And AIDS Pills

50:58 Cures Versus Lifelong Pills

52:33 Wrap Up And Listener Plugs

53:15 Dark Quote Of The Week

54:25 Final Advice And Goodbye

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