As countries become more developed, many fast food outlets move into the country giving local people greater access to fast food. Do the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages?

These days, taking alternative medicines and therapies is becoming common

instead

of seeing a

doctor

.

Although

it would bring potential risks to patients’

health

and national finances, I think it is a positive development as it would improve general

health

and reduce doctors’ workload. On the one hand, it is undeniable to say that substitute drugs would bring a potential risk to people’s

health

.

This

is because it is not officially prescribed by a

doctor

,

therefore

patients may have a misunderstanding

of

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their symptoms.

For instance

, one of my friends suffered from a stomach ache and took medicine that she bought at a drugstore,

unfortunately

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a few days after it turned out that the symptom she had was stomach cancer.

This

could have been avoided if she had seen a

doctor

in the first place.

Furthermore

, it

also

affects the national economy because alternative treatments are generally cheaper and people pay less money in the medical sector.

In other words

, the government can collect less money which could have been invested into the medical sector.

On the other hand

, taking substituted treatments can improve general public

health

. Currently, there is a problem that many people who are in serious condition cannot see a

doctor

, because most of the doctors’ appointments are full. By utilising a variety of treatments, patients with a high priority can receive necessary treatment,

in other words

, more lives can be saved eventually.

Moreover

, it can

also

reduce doctors’ workload. It is reported in NHK news that most of the doctors are working a huge amount of time after their legal working time. In conclusion,

while

there are risks to the government's financial and individual

health

, it can reduce doctors’ workload and allow them to focus on patients with severe symptoms and more lives can be saved. Before taking alternative drugs, it is important that we understand the

health

problem properly.