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Random acts of violence
When we read news of a young person commits an act of random violence. It is senseless, tragic and puzzling. It is important to keep in mind that one of the adverse reactions listed on psychotropic drugs is that “Patients of all ages who are stared on...
2011 Starts Off With More Stories On Top Prescribers
The investigation initially focused on a Miami psychiatrist who wrote $43 Million worth of prescriptions from 2004-2009. It was calculated that psychiatrist Fernando Mendez-Villamil wrote an average of 153 prescriptions a day for 18 months ending in March 2009. On...
K2 Spice Update – Middletown Women’s Death Caused by Psychiatric Depressants
This post is written as a follow up to our article entitled, Would You Drink Gasoline? - Then Why Would You Smoke K2 Spice? According to Madison County Coroner Ned Dunnichay after receiving the toxicology reports on her senseless death “Ms. Helsley died from...
So Young and So Many Pills
On Dec. 28, 2010, The Wall Street Journal published an article, titled "So Young and So Many Pills". Below are some of the graphs that were published in this article, showing enormous numbers of prescriptions for psychiatric drugs given to children in the...
Psychiatry's Faith Based Campaign
According to The New York Times, “Of all medical specialties, psychiatrists are the least religious, a survey has found, and the most religious doctors are the least likely to refer their patients to psychiatrists.”1 But an article by Rob Whitley, of Dartmouth...
Florida’s Own Olympic Champion
Michael Phelps, an Olympic Gold Medal winner, has become a symbol of heroism for families across America! As a child, Michael, never sat still, never stopped asking questions, just wanting to go from one thing to another. His mother was told he had ADHD and agreed to...
ADHD and the Environment
Our environment today is not the same as it was 50 or 60 years ago. As technology rapidly advances to accommodate the fast paced society we live in, so does the departure from using the natural resources of the environment. Doing things the old fashioned way, which...
Parents Drugging Their Children for Money
Please see the 4 different articles below from the Boston Globe, recently, that expose how parents are given Supplemental Security Income (SSI) checks-when their child is labeled with a psychiatric disorder. Moreover, it will show you how some parents feel they need...
Join CCHR Florida Today and Help Prevent Child Suicide
If there is one thing that I believe we can all agree on, it's that children committing suicide due to psychotropic medication is unacceptable and must stop. Click on the link and select "Dead Wrong" to view the latest video entitled, "Dead Wrong". When psychiatrists...
What is the Goal of TeenScreen?
Most people take that preventive step towards good health by going to the dentist, doctor or other medical professional for a routine checkup. Since teens today have to deal with peer pressure, bullying, changing hormones and the like, in principle, some may think it...
Top Prescribers – Nationwide Investigation – More stories
Medicaid - Government funded insurance for the poor. A whistle-blower informed U.S. Senator Grassley’s office and the Miami Herald last year that a Miami psychiatrist wrote close to 100,000 prescriptions for Medicaid patients over 18 months, about 153 prescriptions...
Jail Psychiatrist Arrested and Fired
Orlando Sentinel State: Jail psychiatrist billed for unnecessary treatment at 2nd job December 10, 2010 By Jeff Weiner Court records show a psychiatrist who saw patients at Orange County Jail before his arrest last week is accused of ripping off an insurance company...
Irrational Behavior and Psychiatric Drugs
Violent behavior and Psychiatric drugs have a proven link. Specifically, these are SSRI (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) drugs, anti-depressants similar to Prozac. Their brand names also include Celexa, Lexapro, Luvox, Paxil, and Zoloft. Although use...
FDA Bans Psychiatry’s Research Drug and Other Fake Pot Products
FDA Bans Psychiatry’s Research Drug5,6,7,8 – K210,11 and Other “Fake Pot” Products. On Thanksgiving Eve the DEA used its emergency powers to ban K2 and other "fake pot" products that mimic the effects of marijuana. The action by the Drug Enforcement...
Electroshock Therapy’s Permanent Damage
Electroshock therapy still exists, despite a long-established record of permanent mental damage and memory loss. Psychiatrist Michael Corry is an opponent to this “therapy.” In his words: “Memory loss is the first obvious result. Other factors compromised include...
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