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What Do You Know About Lifestyle Drugs?
by
David Constantine

Take our quiz and find out print article     
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1)   Zyban is:

A)  Not quite zylegal.
B)  Dead last in the dictionary.
C)  A treatment for male pattern baldness.
D) A treatment for nicotine addiction that works at a neurological level.

2)   Propecia is:

A)  Much, much more effective than Amateurpecia.
B ) The only FDA approved pill proven to burn fat while you sleep.
C) The only FDA approved pill proven to treat male pattern baldness.
D) Derived from the Latin word "propecus," which roughly translated means "wants to pick up younger chicks."

3)  Viagra is:        

A) The reason Hugh Hefner still gets up every morning.        
B) A guaranteed babe magnet.
C) Guaranteed to be safe, even when mixed with other medications.
D) Currently being used by young people in British nightclubs in   potentially lethal combinations with cocaine and ecstasy.

4) Xanax is:        

A) Xanax spelled backwards.        
B) Carcinogenic if used in too high a dosage.
C) Used in the treatment of anxiety, panic, and depression, and    not always considered to be a lifestyle drug.
D) Impossible to spell in Scrabble, unless you cheat and bring an extra "X," which will then get you like, a gazillion points.

5) A lifestyle drug is:

A) A pill with one positive effect and 500 possible negative   side effects like moosebumps and exploding glands.      
B) A drug that is not necessary to preserve life, but improves the Quality of life.      
C) Written off as "production costs" on all Motley Crue albums.      
D ) Never covered by insurance plans or HMOs.

6)  Retin A is:

A) So incredibly bad that they didn't even bother to make Retin B.        
B) A common typo found in eye care articles.        
C) Used to remove wrinkles caused by overexposure to sunlight.        
D) Used to remove moles and warts.

7) If you have Acid Reflux Disease, you should:        

A) Ask your physician if Prilosec would be a good treatment.        
B) Turn down the lights, light some incense, crank up the Grateful Dead, and mellow out, man.        
C) Ask your physician if Claritin would be a good treatment.
D) Control your stomach acid level with over-the-counter antacids.      

8) Prescribing Ritalin to children is:

A) A good idea if your child cannot sleep through the night.
B) The center of a passionate debate that includes doctors, teachers, parents, and children's rights advocates.
C) A good idea, I think they should put Ritalin in the drinking fountains at school.
D ) Sorry, I'm too tired to read this because I have been chasing my hyperactive child all day.


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