OK, now I've heard it all. Listening to the radio I heard an ad for a new drug that has not only barrelled right through the FDA approval process (while scores of PWP suffer daily, waiting for approval of duodopa in this country) but is now being actively marketed for, drum roll, NOT any of the horrible conditions millions are and have been suffering for decades with, but, yes, apparently this is an epidemic we never knew about:

Shift Disorder Syndrome.

You read that right. If you work nights, or off hours, this new drug can help you overcome that pesky circadian rhythm and stay focused and alert all through the shift. There are, of course, side effects. Huge ones. In fact, the disclaimer of side effects took longer for the broadcaster to read through than the spiel for the drug itself.

And some wonder why so many have such little faith in the pharmacuetical industry.