Je voudrais un Prozac, sil vous plais
: Will I be accused of French-bashing for pointing this out?
Nearly one in four French people are on tranquillisers, anti-depressants, anti-psychotics or other mood-altering prescription drugs, a new report says.
An average of 40 per cent of men and women aged over 70 in France are routinely prescribed at least one of this class of dependence-creating drug, as well as about 4 per cent of all children under nine
One medical expert, Martine Perez, said in the newspaper Le Figaro: “The French now consume between two and four times as many tranquillisers and anti-depressants as the British, Italians and Germans.”
If Rush Limbaugh goes to France on vacation, beware!
See, I’ll be accused of Rush-bashing, instead. [via Zogby]
