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“CCHR has been issuing warnings on the dangers of these psychiatric drugs for decades,” said Diane Stein, President of the CCHR chapter in Florida. “Now we are seeing the start of a benzo epidemic to match the opioid epidemic.”

07 Sep

1

Fast-Rising Benzo Abuse Signals Another Psychiatric Drug Epidemic

by CCHR in All, Benzodiazepines, All, Drug Warnings, All, Over Prescribing Meds, All, Psychiatric Abuse, All, Psychiatrists / Psychologists, All, Psychiatry

Earlier this year, the Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) reported that benzodiazepines, commonly called benzos, were a factor in the deaths of Tom Petty, Prince, Heath Ledger, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson and other creative artists. In the same article, ...

05 Sep

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CCHR’s “Psychiatric Drugs Create Violence & Suicide” Report—a Wakeup Call on Mass Violence

by CCHR in All, Abilify, All, ADHD, All, Antidepressants, All, Antipsychotics, All, Depression, All, Disorders, All, Drug Warnings, Mass Shootings, All, Prozac, All, Psychiatric Abuse, All, Psychiatrists / Psychologists, All, Psychiatry, All, Psychostimulants, All, Psychotropic Drugs, All, Risperdal, All, Ritalin, All, Suicide Prevention

How many more tragedies and lost lives will it take for governments to recognize that in addition to any other investigations and actions they take in relation to mass acts of violence, for the sake of our communities and families, ...

CCHR campaign launched to educate law enforcement, policy makers and school officials about violence- and suicide-inducing drug risks.

28 Aug

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Mental Health Watchdog Calls for Investigation into the Connection Between Violence and Psychiatric Drugs

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The Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR), a non-profit mental health watchdog dedicated to investigating and exposing abusive psychiatric practices in the name of mental healing, is calling upon Florida lawmakers to investigate the plausible link between psychiatric drugs and ...

16 Aug

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Mental Health Watchdog on a Crusade to Protect Children from Illegal Baker Acts

by CCHR in Baker Act, All, Children, All, Florida Patient's Bill of Rights, All, Informed Consent, All, Involuntary Commitment, All, Parents Rights, All, Psychiatric Abuse, All, Psychiatrists / Psychologists, All, Psychiatry, All, The Baker Act

Seen as a statewide crisis, 32,763 involuntary examinations were initiated on children during 2016-2017 according to a report recently released by the Baker Act Reporting Center. The Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR), a non-profit mental health watchdog dedicated to the protection ...

03 Aug

1

CCHR Calling for Ban on Torturous Electroconvulsive Therapy

by CCHR in All, Children, All, Depression, ECT, All, Elderly, All, Electro Convulsive Therapy, All, Mental Illness, All, Psychiatric Abuse, All, Psychiatrists / Psychologists, Shock Treatment, All, Take Action

Mental Health Watchdog calls upon the FDA to ban the ECT device from use after finding electroshock causes brain damage, memory loss and death. The mental health watchdog Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) of Florida announced its support of ...

02 Aug

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CCHR Educates School Safety Conference Attendees on Psychiatric Drug Dangers

by CCHR in All, Abilify, All, ADHD, All, Antidepressants, All, Antipsychotics, All, Benzodiazepines, All, Drug Warnings, All, Drugs in our Schools, Mass Shootings, All, Over Prescribing Meds, All, Paxil, All, Prescription Drugs, All, Prozac, All, Psychiatric Abuse, All, Psychiatrists / Psychologists, All, Psychiatry, All, Psychostimulants, All, Psychotropic Drugs, All, Risperdal, All, Ritalin, School Shooting

The Florida chapter of the Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR), a non-profit mental health watchdog dedicated to investigating and exposing abusive psychiatric practices in the mental health industry, educated hundreds of school officials, security professionals, School Resource Officers and ...

12 Jul

3

Mental Health Watchdog Hosts Baker Act Defense Attorney Symposium

by CCHR in Baker Act, All, Children, All, Department of Children and Families, All, Florida Patient's Bill of Rights, All, Involuntary Commitment, All, Mental Health Human Rights, Patient Rights, Senior Citizens, All, The Baker Act

The Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) hosted a conference on the Florida mental health law for defense attorneys for the purpose of discussing strategies to effectively serve families and to eradicate violations of the law at the Fort Harrison ...

03 Jul

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CCHR Warns Officials About Forced Drugging and Illegal Baker Acting in Florida

by CCHR in All, Abilify, All, ADD, All, ADHD, All, Antidepressants, All, Antipsychotics, All, Children, All, Department of Children and Families, All, Involuntary Commitment, All, Psychiatric Abuse, All, Psychiatrists / Psychologists, All, Psychiatry

In response to the recent Investigations and federal court filings exposing the documented psychotropic abuse of immigrant children held at Shiloh Treatment Center south of Houston, as well as other such centers, the Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) is ...

07 Jun

5

Are PTSD Suicides Connected to Psychiatric Drug Treatment?

by CCHR in All, Antidepressants, All, Antipsychotics, All, Benzodiazepines, All, Drug Warnings, All, Military, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD

June has been designated PTSD Awareness Month by the National Center for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The purpose of this designation is to increase awareness of “a mental health problem that may develop after a person has been exposed to ...

30 May

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America the Drugged: A Nationwide Prescription Drug Epidemic

by CCHR in All, Abilify, All, Anti-Seizure Medications, All, Antidepressants, All, Antipsychotics, All, Benzodiazepines, All, Drug Warnings, All, Drugs in Florida, All, Over Prescribing Meds, All, Paxil, All, Prescription Drugs, All, Prozac, All, Psychiatric Abuse, All, Psychiatrists / Psychologists, All, Psychiatry, All, Psychostimulants, All, Psychotropic Drugs, All, Risperdal, All, Ritalin, All, Street Drugs

According to the Florida Medical Examiners Annual Report for 2016, drug related deaths increased in the state by 22% over 2015 and 5,725 of the deaths investigated were opioid-related deaths. That opioid use and abuse has become an epidemic in ...

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