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Former Top Industry Insider Reveals Big Pharma Secrets

Former Top Industry Insider Reveals Big Pharma Secrets [From American Free Press Newspaper] “The former managing director of drug giant Eli Lilly and Company in Sweden continues to blow the whistle on the business practices of the pharmaceutical industry, scoring … Continue reading

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Contrave

Contrave The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new weight loss drug on September 10. Aren’t you excited? Don’t get your hopes up, we’re going to tell you all the reasons you should not take this drug. I … Continue reading

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The Link Between Psychiatric Drugs and Senseless Violence

The Link Between Psychiatric Drugs and Senseless Violence There is overwhelming evidence that psychiatric drugs cause violence: 22 international drug regulatory warnings cite violence, mania, hostility, aggression, psychosis and even homicidal ideation. Individuals under the influence of such drugs and … Continue reading

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Psychiatric drug ER trips approach 90,000 a year

Psychiatric drug ER trips approach 90,000 a year “Bad reactions to psychiatric drugs result in nearly 90,000 emergency room visits each year by U.S. adults, with anti-anxiety medicines and sedatives among the most common culprits. “A drug used in some … Continue reading

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Criminalization of Mental Health Care

Prisons: America’s New Asylums Reference: “The Treatment of Persons with Mental Illness in Prisons and Jails: A State Survey”, 8 April 2014, Treatment Advocacy Center. Although the Treatment Advocacy Center (TAC) is motivated primarily by psychiatric treatment and psychiatric drugs, … Continue reading

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Antidepressant use and suicidal behavior

Antidepressant use and suicidal behavior Reference: “Changes in antidepressant use by young people and suicidal behavior after FDA warnings and media coverage” BMJ 2014;348:g3596. A research paper published 18 June 2014 in the British Medical Journal investigates “if the widely … Continue reading

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Most-Prescribed, Top-Selling Psychiatric Drugs

Most-Prescribed, Top-Selling Psychiatric Drugs A recent article in Medscape listed the top 100 most-prescribed and top-selling drugs to date. Here are the listings for psychiatric drugs. Rank Drug (Brand Name) Total Sales Through March 2014 1 Abilify $6,885,243,368 8 Cymbalta … Continue reading

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ADHD and Fluoride

ADHD and Fluoride A recently published scientific study links various developmental disabilities with fluoride poisoning. [Lancet Neurol 2014;13:330-38; February 15, 2014; “Neurobehavioral effects of developmental toxicity”] Here are some salient quotes. “Neurodevelopmental disabilities, including autism, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, dyslexia, and … Continue reading

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Mary Jane comes to psychiatry

Mary Jane comes to psychiatry There has been a lot in the news recently about marijuana — “medical” marijuana, synthetic marijuana, legalizing marijuana, human interest stories about someone smoking marijuana, rants about the horrors of marijuana smoking — in short, … Continue reading

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Obesity and Psychiatry

Obesity and Psychiatry On June 18, 2013 the American Medical Association voted to declare obesity a disease. Obesity and various eating disorders have been a topic of discussion at the American Psychiatric Association for some time. The debate continues, whether … Continue reading

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