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Why stopping antibiotics early creates dangerous resistance

My doctor prescribed antibiotics but I always stop taking them when I feel better because I hate putting chemicals in my body.

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The desire to minimize pharmaceutical intervention paradoxically creates greater long-term medical risk.

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