The point of this slide is to reinforce an impending public health disaster.
	As antipsychotic drugs are promoted and used for an increasingly broad array of non-psychotic conditions – such as depression, autism, irritability, hyperactivity, insomnia, addiction, and pain – it is remarkable that physicians collude in an escalating pattern of drug use.
	The fact that the top-selling drugs in America in 2009 are the same chemicals which elevate the risks of dementia, heart attack, stroke, diabetes, and early death is a fact which too many health care providers and policy makers ignore, minimize, or deny.
	Top Drug Sales in 2009 in US $
	antipsychotic drugs     14.6 billion dollars
	lipid regulators       14.3 billion dollars
	(drugs used for high cholesterol)
	proton pump inhibitors      13.6 billion dollars
	(drugs used for acid reflux)
	antidepressants         9.9 billion dollars
	insulin         6.3 billion dollars