Narrow examples of this: People with colds (virus) going to the doctor and demand anti-biotics. Ignorant patients who become consumers and find doctors willing

Narrow examples of this: People with colds (virus) going to the doctor and demand anti-biotics. Ignorant patients who become consumers and find doctors willing to give patients what they want, rather than only what they need. And we have anti-biotic resistant bacteria as a result (in part) of this. Another cause of resistance, patients who don't follow directions on prescriptions, to consume the entire prescription. They start to feel better, and stop taking them. The surviving bacteria is what enables future resistance. Virtual addiction to sleep drugs like Ambien, which the PDR explicitly says should be limited prescription that comes with a sleep specialist referral, is routinely renewed for years way beyond what is ethical, because consumers demand it and will effectively punish a doctor who will not give them a prescription. We live in a "why should I change my lifestyle when I can just take a pill?" society. There is no possible way to fix this with the system we have, where the doctor incentive is to say yes, which means profit, and no means a lost sale.