> Want to get rid of drug addicts? Start by banning all pharma ads and stopping over-prescription.

People don't go to their doctor and complain about pain for no reason.

And? Doctors are not supposed to be a pharma dispensary. Depending on motivational factors a doctor may either tell someone to suck it up, quickly fill out a standard subscription to cover up the symptoms or spends some time to diagnose and fix the root cause and then prescribe medication by taking into account but the patients immediate needs and the long-term health impacts.