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Consumer Reports Weighs in on Harmful Psych Drugs

Consumer Reports Weighs in on Harmful Psych Drugs The Consumer Reports magazine of February 2015 has this to say about harmful psych drugs (page 8): “Did You know that forms you sign when you or a relative enter a medical … Continue reading

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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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