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Missouri Legislative Session Ended May 15

Posted on May 24, 2015 by cchrstl

Missouri Legislative Session Ended May 15 The 2015 Missouri legislative session ended on Friday, May 15. The CCHR St. Louis role in all this has been to visit the Capitol each year early in the legislative session, with displays on … Continue reading →

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Psychiatric Drug Users Experience Zombie-like State

Posted on May 22, 2015 by cchrstl

Psychiatric Drug Users Experience Zombie-like State A recent research study published in the International Journal of Mental Health Nursing [“Living with antipsychotic medication side-effects: The experience of Australian mental health consumers” DOI: 10.1111/inm.12110] reported that “Each participant reported between six … Continue reading →

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Is Marijuana a Treatment for PTSD?

Posted on May 15, 2015 by cchrstl

Is Marijuana a Treatment for PTSD? Marijuana’s popularity may be based on the perception that it is safer than other methods as a treatment for PTSD, but multiple studies show that marijuana is not the harmless drug many believe it … Continue reading →

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Upgrading the Chantix Black Box Warning

Posted on May 7, 2015 by cchrstl

Upgrading the Chantix Black Box Warning In response to a request from drug giant Pfizer to remove the “black box” warning on the smoking-cessation drug Chantix (varenicline – an addictive benzodiazepine-based psychotropic anti-anxiety drug), the FDA has decided to not … Continue reading →

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Feds Pay for Drug Fraud

Posted on May 3, 2015 by cchrstl

Feds Pay for Drug Fraud 92 Percent of Foster Care, Poor Kids Prescribed Antipsychotics Get Them for Unaccepted Uses This Huffington Post article on April 30, 2015 exposes the fact that poor and foster care kids covered by Medicaid are … Continue reading →

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Disturbing New Research on Psych Drugs

Posted on April 29, 2015 by cchrstl

Disturbing New Research on Psych Drugs An increasing number of researchers are finding fault with psychiatric drugs in one form or another. Keep up the pressure by contacting your local, state and federal officials about the dangers of psychiatric fraud … Continue reading →

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Migrant Children, a New Psychiatric Patient Pool?

Posted on April 25, 2015 by cchrstl

Migrant Children, a New Psychiatric Patient Pool? While we hesitate to comment on the controversy surrounding the federal government’s amnesty program for illegal immigrants, we do see a potential effect of interest to the concerns of CCHR and those who … Continue reading →

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Commercial Airline Pilots & Mind-Altering Drugs

Posted on April 18, 2015 by cchrstl

Commercial Airline Pilots & Mind-Altering Drugs Medical records indicate that Andreas Lubitz, the co-pilot who crashed the Germanwings plane in the French Alps, was on medications for depression, anxiety and panic attacks, including lorazepam [an anti-anxiety drug] that can have … Continue reading →

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Take Action – Missouri Legislature

Posted on April 3, 2015 by cchrstl

Take Action – Missouri Legislature Periodically we let you know the progress of various proposed legislation making its way through the Missouri General Assembly and suggest ways for you to contribute your viewpoint to your state Representative and state Senator. … Continue reading →

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Germanwings Co-pilot Who Purposefully Crashed Plane Had Spent 18 Months In Psychiatric Treatment

Posted on March 29, 2015 by cchrstl

Germanwings Co-pilot Who Purposefully Crashed Plane Had Spent 18 Months In Psychiatric Treatment Numerous reports are now surfacing that Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz who purposefully crashed Flight 9525 into the French Alps, killing all 150 people on board, had in … Continue reading →

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