by CCHR Florida | Jun 6, 2011 | DSM, Psychiatric Drugs
Just as the polio vaccine pretty much wiped out any further cases of the disease, you would think depression and other mental ailments would disappear when Prozac and other “wonder drugs” came on the market more than twenty years ago. This is not the case. In fact,...
by CCHR Florida | May 6, 2011 | Psychiatric Drugs
Light a candle for Tyler Help others get educated about the harmful effects of psychiatric medication! Many parents throughout the state and throughout the country are not fully informed about the harmful effects of psychiatric drugs. Their basic right...
by CCHR Florida | Mar 29, 2011 | Psychiatric Drugs
Is there a link between psychiatric medicine and violent behavior? This connection was reported in our post Psychiatric Drugs Do Cause Harm: “Of the 1937 total case reports of violence toward others, there were 387 cases of homicide, 404 physical assaults, 27...
by CCHR Florida | Mar 15, 2011 | Psychiatric Drugs
What is agranulocytosis? “Agranulocytosis is a condition that results from failure of an individual’s bone marrow to produce a sufficient quantity of white blood cells, or increased destruction of the white blood cells. As a result, the white blood cell count...
by CCHR Florida | Jan 20, 2011 | Psychiatric Drugs
A research article entitled, “Prescription Drugs Associated with Reports of Violence,” studied the instances of violence reported to the FDA’s Adverse Event Reporting System during the years 2004-2009. An adverse drug event is defined as some form of harm that is...
by CCHR Florida | Dec 6, 2010 | Children and Teens, 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...
by CCHR Florida | Jul 7, 2009 | Children and Teens
Florida Times Union More parents, courts approve medication; some fear they aren’t informed decisions. By Brandon Larrabee Story updated at 12:24 PM on Monday, Jul. 6, 2009 TALLAHASSEE – As a task force examining the use of psychiatric drugs by foster...
by CCHR Florida | Aug 10, 2021 | Parental Rights, Psychiatric Drugs
As a parent, you have the right to refuse to give your minor child psychotropic/psychiatric drugs as a requirement for attendance or participation in public school services. To learn more about your rights, please visit www.know-your-rights.org.
by CCHR Florida | May 27, 2020 | Mental Health Screening
Since 1949 the month of May has been touted as Mental Health Month for the stated purpose of educating people on mental health issues. However, the real motive behind this marketing comes into question when messages such as “the 7 biggest parenting mistakes that...
by CCHR Florida | May 7, 2020 | Mental Illness, Psychiatric Drugs
In 2019 the Florida legislature adopted a resolution recognizing the first week in May every year as “Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week”. Tardive dyskinesia is marked by involuntary movement of the lips, tongue, jaw, fingers, toes and other body parts. Tardive...
by CCHR Florida | Apr 29, 2020 | Mental Health Screening, Psychiatric Drugs
With global sales reaching $76 billion a year, psychiatric treatment is one of the most lucrative businesses in the world and according to IMS Health, a company that provides information, services and technology for the healthcare industry, there are over 78 million...
by CCHR Florida | Apr 12, 2020 | Baker Act, Children and Teens, Parental Rights
With all the media coverage and outrage over six-year-old Nadia Falk’s forced stay and alleged drugging in a Florida psychiatric facility this February, a deeper question is raised. What is the justification for the psychiatric drugging of children, and especially the...
by CCHR Florida | Feb 18, 2020 | Baker Act, Children and Teens, Psychiatric Abuse, Rights, Universal Health Services
Over the past two weeks there has been a viral reporting of the tragic involuntary psychiatric examination of a 6-year-old girl in Jacksonville, Florida. Called a Baker Act, involuntary psychiatric examination is part of the Florida mental health law and it applies to...
by CCHR Florida | Sep 1, 2019 | Baker Act, Mass Violence, Mental Health Screening, Mental Illness, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs, Suicide
Montgomery County Coroner has confirmed that the alleged Dayton, Ohio shooter had the benzodiazepine, alprazolam, in his system along with cocaine, alcohol and other substances.[i] In its report, Psychiatric Drugs Create Violence and Suicide, the mental health...
by CCHR Florida | Aug 6, 2019 | Children and Teens, Mass Violence, Mental Health Screening, Psychiatric Abuse, Psychiatric Disorders, Psychiatric Drugs, Suicide
Current debates in the media about antidepressants raise important issues—global antidepressant use is soaring, but the once-touted “miracle pills” now carry international drug regulatory agency warnings that potentially link them to suicides and acts of...