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The Aurora Colorado Tragedy
The Aurora Colorado Tragedy – Another Senseless Shooting, Another Psychotropic Drug? We are horrified, saddened and shocked over the Aurora, Colorado movie theater shooting that has left 12 dead and dozens more wounded (see full story here). As the world’s … Continue reading
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Tagged violence
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False Memory Syndrome
Both the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the St. Louis Riverfront Times this week carried stories about possible shenanigans at Castlewood Treatment Center, a private St. Louis facility specializing in the treatment of “eating issues involving post-traumatic stress often caused by … Continue reading
Mary Richardson Kennedy’s Suicide
The estranged wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had three antidepressants but no alcohol in her system when she hanged herself in May, according to an autopsy report released Friday, July 6, 2012. Mary Richardson Kennedy, 52, had trazodone, venlafaxine … Continue reading
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Tagged Effexor, Pristiq, suicide
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Settlements and Lawsuits Galore
We’ve mentioned the GlaxoSmithKline settlement this past week where GSK will pay a $3 billion fine, the largest health-care fraud settlement in U.S. history (to date) for illegally marketing psychiatric drugs Wellbutrin and Paxil for off-label use, and making false … Continue reading
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Tagged antidepressant, Celexa, GlaxoSmithKline, Lawsuits, Lexapro, Paxil, Wellbutrin
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Knacking
Recently I read this marvelous wordsmithing in the book Kraken by China Miéville: “You have to persuade the universe that things make sense a certain way. That’s what knacking is.” So, having a knack for something means, in this sense, … Continue reading
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Tagged GlaxoSmithKline, Smoking, Wellbutrin
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The Florida Baker Act
The Florida Mental Health Act, commonly known as the “Baker Act,” is a Florida statute allowing for involuntary “examination” (otherwise known as involuntary commitment) of an individual. It can be initiated by a court, law enforcement officer, physician, clinical psychologist, … Continue reading
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Prenatal Antipsychotic Exposure
“Prenatal Antipsychotic Exposure” refers to the harm done to a child in the womb when a pregnant mother takes antipsychotic drugs. Apparently this is a relatively common occurrence. There has been a 170% increase over the last decade in antipsychotic use … Continue reading
Risky Rise of the Good-Grade Pill
A June 9th article in The New York Times describes the rising number of high school students who are abusing ADHD drugs. “At high schools across the United States, pressure over grades and competition for college admissions are encouraging students … Continue reading
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Missouri Legislative News
The 2012 Missouri state legislative session ended May 18. This means that all bills listed below as killed are now truly dead (for this year.) Bills that are listed as passed have been passed by both houses of the legislature … Continue reading