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The Military’s Billion-Dollar Pill Problem

A recent article in Men’s Journal magazine by Paul John Scott presents a vivid human interest story about the damage that psychiatric drugs are doing in the U.S. Military. “At a time when soldiers kill themselves in record numbers – … Continue reading

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Pill Mill Psychiatrist Disciplined

Effective February 1, 2013, the Medical Board of California placed psychiatrist Nathan Brian Kuemmerle on seven years’ probation, with an actual one year suspension beginning February 17, 2013. Kuemmerle, who formerly practiced in West Hollywood, was charged with operating a … Continue reading

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Missouri Legislative News

Follow the Missouri legislature at www.moga.mo.gov (Missouri General Assembly) and find out how to contact your own Missouri state representative here. We wanted to tell you about proposed legislation that we think deserves your support. Please contact your Missouri state … Continue reading

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Presidential Executive Orders Empower Psychiatry

On January 16, 2013, President Barack Obama said, “I will sign a directive giving law enforcement, schools, mental health professionals and the public health community some of the tools they need to help reduce gun violence.” The President went on … Continue reading

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Do Not Be Fooled By Generic Concerta

Happy New Year! Include CCHR Support in your New Year’s Resolutions! On New Year’s Eve, Mallinckrodt, the pharmaceuticals business of Covidien in Hazelwood, Missouri (a city in St. Louis County), announced that it received approval from the U.S. Food and … Continue reading

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Connecticut Shooting Wake Up Call

Wake Up Call for Federal Investigation of America’s  Failed Mental Health System In the coming days, as a nation, we will respectfully bow our heads for those brief moments of silence in remembrance of the victims of Newtown, CT. Then, … Continue reading

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Drugging our Troops

The Creation of Psychopharmaceutical’s Multi-Billion Dollar Market CCHR International announces the third in a four-part series by award-winning investigative journalist Kelly Patricia O’Meara exploring the epidemic of suicides and sudden deaths in the military and the skyrocketing use of psychiatric … Continue reading

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Another School Shooting, Another Psychiatric Drug?

Federal Investigation Long Overdue Fact: Despite 22 international drug regulatory warnings on psychiatric drugs citing effects of mania, hostility, violence and even homicidal ideation, and dozens of high profile shootings/killings tied to psychiatric drug use, there has yet to be … Continue reading

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DSM-5 Controversy in the News

It’s in the news. A lot. The American Psychiatric Association board of trustees voted on December 1 to approve the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5.) Not everyone was pleased. Professor of Social Work Jerome … Continue reading

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Psychiatrist forfeits license in Iowa

A former psychiatrist at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC) has surrendered his medical license to settle a complaint that he had an inappropriate sexual relationship with a female patient. An article in the November 21, 2012 Burlington Hawk … Continue reading

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