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Yeah, what I need to do is,

all the energy and time

and money that I waste

and spend on self-destructing,

I need to spend

on self-improving.

The biggest thing that you said

is that you don't want to be

an average Joe, and my point

is there's nothing wrong

with being an average Joe

'cause average Joe is the guy

who fights for his country,

you know. He doesn't know

how to do it, but he gets

to Normandy, on the beach,

and he decides, "I'm gonna

step up and get this done."

That's average Joe.

He steps up to the plate

and takes care of the problem,

whatever the problem is,

Like, I don't really

feel like there's any problem

with being an average Joe,

but you do. You think that...

You think I think you think

that you need to be,

or you want to be

a superstar of some kind.

Well, I thought

I was over that,

and apparently I'm not.

You know what

I mean? Like...

Well, but that's

the thing, though.

I don't think that

would make you happy,

even if you were.

You can't go on to be

a superstar,

a super personality,

a super anything,

until you step up

to the plate and manage

your own problem.

You could go on

and be great and happy.

You could end up dead

doing what you're doing.

Uh, that's not

what I want for you.

Okay.

And I'm here because

I'm willing to do

whatever it takes

to help you. I love you.

I don't know what else

to say at this point.

Me neither, but I think

we should talk again

before they leave, though.

All right? Love you.

Love you.

Thanks for coming out.

Yeah. I can't get

up anymore.

At the beginning

of this movie,

I said my heroes were dying,

but maybe I just chose

the wrong heroes.

Maybe the real heroes

are the average Joes,

people like my father.

Maybe if Mad Dog and I

were satisfied with what

we had, instead of feeling like

the grass is always greener,

we wouldn't have turned

into something

outside of ourselves

for our happiness.

In a much bigger thing,

this movie is not really

about just prescription drugs.

It's about addiction.

It's about why are we

hooked on sh*t?

Why are we so easy to...

I need my Starbucks every day.

I need this every day.

I need that every day.

When we are at

sort of at our limit

of how many addictions

we could have,

something new comes out,

you know what I mean?

- If there's anything

- I've learned over the course

of making this film,

America is a nation of addicts.

We live in a quick-fix

consumer culture,

where the good life

is just a purchase away.

Whether it's a new car,

a new iPhone or a new pill,

all of your problems

can be solved

with this amazing new product,

and that is something

that Big Pharma has exploited

incredibly well

and to disastrous effect.

We are constantly bombarded

by images of unattainable

lifestyles inhabited

by always smiling people

who seem to have no problems,

but the real world

is full of problems,

and we're never told what to do

with the emptiness

that leaves behind.

I am on a lot of

prescription pills, though.

Oh, was that a story?

No, it's an addiction.

Is being hooked on video games

a medical condition?

Startling new insight

into the addictive power

of sugary,

salty and fatty foods...

Coffee addiction is real,

and Americans drink more coffee

than anyone else.

We've been reporting

on Internet addictions

on a mom who spent 50 hours

a week playing online games

and a dad who became obsessed

with Internet porn sites.

Somewhere along the way,

we traded doing the hard thing

for doing the easy thing,

and it hasn't suited us well.

In our push to become the

greatest country in the world,

we have lost sight of what made

us that way in the first place.

It's time for America to detox.

We need to examine

why we are so quick

to eat that cheeseburger,

drink that coffee

or take those pills.

Do we really need it,

or are we just feeding

the addict that hides in us all?

Oh Mr. Pharmacist,

I insist

That you give me some

of that vitamin C

Dear Pharmacist,

won't you please

Mr. Pharmacist,

Mr. Pharmacist

I'll recommend

you to my friends

They'll be happy

in the end

Oh, Mr. Pharmacist,

can you help

Dear Pharmacist,

use your mind

You better stock me up

for the wintertime

Mr. Pharmacist,

Mr. Pharmacist

Oh, Mr. Pharmacist,

I can plead

Gimme some

of that powder I need

Dear Pharmacist,

I'll be back

With a handful

of empty sack

Mr. Pharmacist,

Mr. Pharmacist

Mr. Pharmacist,

Mr. Pharmacist

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