Don’t Believe Everything You Hear or Read!

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You try to help those you know that are struggling with serious diseases or addiction, but can you believe treatment promises?

Questions:

  1. In this article, who were the people and organization and how much were they fined by the FTC for false claims?
  2. What were some of their egregious health claims?
  3. Before saying yes to any type of specialized medical treatment, what should you do?

Source:

Rayo, A. (2023). Before you believe addiction or cancer claims, read this. The FTC.gov, March 16 (Retrievable online at https://consumer.ftc.gov/consumer-alerts/2023/02)