I am close enough in age to be considered "boomer cusp", and man, the way that SO many people, be they boomer or gen-x or whatever, happily chomp down NSAIDs without a second thought - for everything from headaches to barely even raised temperature to modest aches and pains - kind of blows my mind. Enough people are downing this stuff in large enough quantities that ibuprofen and acetomeniphen are showing up in most of our water supplies now. Ick. Not sure if it's the old school "suffer through it" kiwi upbringing, or the notion that I don't really consider non-prescription NSAIDs to be "druggy" enough to warrant consumption, but I'm just not a fan.
Jan. 5, 2024, 8:34 a.m. - Mike Ferrentino
I am close enough in age to be considered "boomer cusp", and man, the way that SO many people, be they boomer or gen-x or whatever, happily chomp down NSAIDs without a second thought - for everything from headaches to barely even raised temperature to modest aches and pains - kind of blows my mind. Enough people are downing this stuff in large enough quantities that ibuprofen and acetomeniphen are showing up in most of our water supplies now. Ick. Not sure if it's the old school "suffer through it" kiwi upbringing, or the notion that I don't really consider non-prescription NSAIDs to be "druggy" enough to warrant consumption, but I'm just not a fan.