They trusted the clerk over the doctor.

One word on the label changed everything.

"Natural" sounded safer than a prescription.

But the advice came from a convenience store counter.

And the consequences were not small.

Before you buy that bottle, ask who you're trusting.

Psychiatrist, internist, and addiction medicine specialist Muhamad Aly Rifai discusses his article "Unregulated botanical products: the hidden risks of convenience store supplements."

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