Medication Reactions

So about 100,000 people die each year from properly prescribed drugs, and another 2.2 million suffer reactions serious enough to require medical attention (April 15)?

I can’t see a single reason why Americans need anything more powerful than aspirin to protect themselves in a society where microorganisms are running wild. No possible benefit from medicines can outweigh this sort of drain on our hospital emergency rooms.

Oh, wait a second. This letter was supposed to be about guns.

J. NEIL SCHULMAN

Culver City