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Figure. **Pharmaceutical satire from the July/Aug 2001 issue of** ***Adbusters*** magazine. The inset reads:

**How do I know if I have Shopping-Related ICD?** 

· Recurrent failure to resist impulses to buy objects that are not needed and which contribute to personal financial or psychological harm and/or social or environmental harm. 

· Increasing sense of tension or arousal immediately before committing the purchase. 

· Pleasure, gratification, or relief at the time of committing the purchase. 

· The purchase may be in response to a delusion, but must not be in response to a hallucination. 

Experts now know that Shopping-Related ICD is an epidemic condition in North America, Europe and Japan. If you experience these symptoms, it's time to talk to your doctor about non-drowsy, 24-hour DOLORAX, the Shopping Solution™ most recommended by medical professionals*. 

* Of those surveyed.

Our thanks to Anton R. Miller for submitting this item. Photo by: **Image courtesy** [www.adbusters.org](http://www.adbusters.org)

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