Fakes

Are set to become one of the worst problems of this century

By fakes we are talking about any product pretending to be some well known brand

These range from Nike, Adidas to Rolex watches to DVDs to designer anything

Now fakes are moving into more dangerous areas such as prescription drugs

Serious quantities of fakes are beginning to be sold in pharmacies

These fakes carry the correct labeling down to the holograms and other product identification codes

Several people in different countries have already been killed as a result of taking these fakes

Over the coming years this will worsen

Most of us are unable to tell if a drug is in original packaging and if it is sold by a pharmacy what can we do?

Not a lot

The money being made by people selling fakes is enormous

Gangs who used to sell drugs are now also engaged in selling fakes

The money being made means that the business will keep growing

Morally some might think that it is about time greedy label owners got taken for a change

Indeed the money people will pay for an original brand handbag is pretty grotesque

Fake watches have been around for a long time and the movements or chips in all electronic watches are pretty much identical so one is paying a huge sum for the brand name

However when fakes move into the drug area we are dealing with a slightly different problem

As we are when day to day products such as toothpaste, detergent, soaps and other household items are fakes

People are getting killed or severely harmed by these fakes

Consider your own attitude to fakes

Are the brands so important to you?

Do you need to own fake products?

On one level be careful what you buy and where

On another consider your position from a moral standpoint

Greedy brand owners are one thing

Killing or harming innocent people another