31. Slick television commercials also have whetted the appetite of consumers to try new drugs. 32. So doctors are continually tempted to try new drugs, even when their effect is symptomatic and does not address the root cause of the disease. 33. So they are more likely to try drugs, get into fights, and have sex. 34. Some high schoolers who have never tried drugs said the same. 35. Some patients with serious or terminal diseases like cancer or AIDS have been frustrated by agency rules that prevent them from trying experimental drugs. 36. Steroids also had been used on islet cell transplant patients until the Edmonton group tried other drugs, related to cyclosporine, that had fewer side effects. 37. Such high doses are typically given in hospitals, where staff can monitor for reactions, stop the medication and try another drug. 38. That may eliminate any man who might try the drug just to enhance performance -- an abuse doctors have cautioned against. 39. The knee was put in a brace and other drugs were tried. 40. The reputation was unwarranted, Ms. Gelpi said, but she assumed that some youngsters were trying drugs. |