Going to Sleep with Benzodiazepines Carry Huge Risks
Benzodiazepines tranquilizers first appeared in 1960 with the introduction of Librium followed in 1963 by Valium. This class of drug was originally intended for anxiety but since they made people drowsy, they also started being prescribed as a sleep aid. These two...
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CCHR Florida’s Television Commercial Thanks to the help of Bay News 9 and thanks to Dr. Richard Wallace at Bayside Urgent Care CCHR Florida’s commercial has now started airing all week long on Bay News 9! Take a look and pass it along! CCHR Florida has a...Insomnia is More Desirable Than Side Effects of Halcion
Halcion is a psychiatric drug used to treat insomnia and sometimes to reduce anxiety before dental work. It is a benzodiazepine which means it is a sedative hypnotic. It basically makes your central nervous system go into low gear so that you can go to sleep or be...What is Anorexia? Mental Treatment vs. Physical Causes
What is anorexia? The free online medical dictionary defines anorexia nervosa as “an eating disorder usually occurring in adolescent females, characterized by refusal to maintain a normal minimal body weight, fear of gaining weight or becoming obese, disturbance of...Psychiatric Drugs Made Colorado Shooter Violent
Last summer James Holmes opened fire in a Colorado movie theater and killed twelve people and wounded more than fifty others. Mainstream media didn’t give any logical motives and did not even ask the right kind of questions. Doesn’t anyone wonder how a graduate...Can Anxiety Attack Symptoms Be Caused by Food Allergies?
Many doctors and nutritionists are finding that anxiety attack symptoms and some types of depression are the result of food allergies. Correct the diet and the person’s unwanted mental and emotional symptoms disappear. This research flies in the teeth of...Psychiatry’s Push for Mental Illness Results in Disregard for Real Disease
The number of “mental disorders” has grown exponentially since they were first collectively published in the early fifties. Since Prozac became famous more than thirty years ago, the number of people on psychotropic drugs has correspondingly multiplied as well. One...Benzodiazepines Can Cause Dementia and Other Serious Side Effects
Psychiatric drugs such as Xanax and Valium are pretty much on the same level of notoriety as Prozac and Zoloft. However, Xanax and Valium are not antidepressants but are benzodiazepines. Benzodiazepines have sedative and hypnotic effects. They are widely...Long-Term Study on ADHD Lacking and Misleading
A new study followed children diagnosed with ADHD into adulthood. It claims that ADHD is not just a childhood disorder but can continue into adulthood. It claims that children diagnosed with ADHD were more likely to develop at least one other psychiatric disorder. ...Prescribing ADHD Drugs to Children as a Study Aid is Unethical
Stimulant drugs are routinely prescribed these days for children who can’t sit still in class or who can’t concentrate and focus on their work. Many doctors will be overly quick to diagnose ADHD and write a prescription. If this wasn’t bad enough, it has now gone...Designer Drugs and Street Drugs Have Roots in Psychiatry
Back in the day, it seems like there were only a few drugs used that fall under substance abuse. Going as far back as the sixties, LSD, heroin, valium, and cocaine are names that most people are familiar with. Today, in addition to these drugs, there are many new...Benzodiazepine Cause Anti-Social Behavior in Fish
Oxazepam is in the benzodiazepine family of drugs. Benzodiazepines are known as central nervous system depressants, which are medicines that slow down the nervous system. In Sweden enough of it is being prescribed that the quantity of the drug passing through human...Play Therapy; OneWay to Treat Mental Health or Behavioral Health Symptoms?
Play therapy is defined as a form of therapy “used with children to help them express or act out their experiences, feelings, and problems by playing with dolls, toys, and other play material, under the guidance or observation of a therapist.” Play therapy is...
New Video: Youth and Xanax
Too many young adults are “sharing” their prescription drugs, without any real knowledge of the potentially fatal consequences. It’s vital to raise awareness of the FDA warnings on mental health meds in order to guarantee the future of our youth....Contact CCHR Florida
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