Oliver Neely, 31, suffers from pharmacophobia, as it is medically known: an extreme fear and distrust of drugs.

Patients so terrified of taking pills that they won’t even use painkillers

For five years, Oliver Neely, 31, has nursed swollen and painful hands caused by repeated use of a computer mouse at work and playing at home during his teenage years. Despite seeking medical advice, his hand remains swollen. But that’s not because the anti-inflammatory drugs he was prescribed weren’t working. It stems from Oliver’s extreme …

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