That's not cynicism, it's just realism. The drug companies don't want their product associated with drug abuse, so they add a megadose of something that eventu

That's not cynicism, it's just realism. The drug companies don't want their product associated with drug abuse, so they add a megadose of something that eventually causes liver failure (acetaminophen). You get a lot of dead addicts, but fewer abuse scandals. Acetaminophen doesn't actually reduce swelling (although it does reduce fever). Ironically, it's mostly... a mood-altering drug. http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/04/whats-tylenol-doing-to-our-minds/275101/ http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/04/whats-tyle...