| The basis of our lifestyle is based on
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| | effects, and not only for the person
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| mutual trust. We have faith that our
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| | using them. All around us, we see
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| government will do its best to improve
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| | increased violence and assaults. Simply
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| the countrys economy, the standard of
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| | by looking at the daily news broadcast,
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| living of its citizens, and national
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| | we sit stunned by the violent acts and
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| unity. The same goes with our health care
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| | cruel sardonic murders, which recently
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| system. We have partial if not complete
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| | occurred. We blame it on the abundance of
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| faith in the doctors, medical assistants
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| | guns and weapons, the color of skin, the
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| and surgeons running the hospitals.
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| | age of the victim, or whatnot, but in
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| However, numerous circumstances and
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| | many cases, we are far from the truth.
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| situations have shown us that we all make
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| | Many culprits of senseless acts of
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| mistakes, and that even though doctors
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| | violence have reported using a
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| have our best intentions at heart, they
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| | mind-altering drug (a psychiatric drug in
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| are still human. No human is perfect, so
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| | many cases), before committing their
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| it simply wouldnt make sense to state
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| | crime. These drugs change their
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| that a psychiatrist is always right, a
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| | perceptions of reality, and push them to
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| judicial court official never condemned
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| | commit random acts of violence, many
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| an innocent man, or that pharmaceutical
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| | being fatal. (6)On May 25, 1997
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| companies dont wish to increase their
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| | 18-year-old Jeremy Strohmeyer raped and
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| annual revenues.
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| | murdered a 7-year-old African American
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| Pharmaceutical companies are before
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| | girl in Las Vegas, Nevada. Strohmeyer had
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| anything else a corporation. A
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| | been diagnosed with ADD and prescribed
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| corporation is there to make a profit, to
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| | Dexedrine, a Ritalin-like drug,
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| increase its annual revenues and please
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| | immediately prior to the killing. On
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| its shareholders. However, to improve the
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| | October 1, 1997, in Pearl Mississippi,
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| companys efficiency and prosperity,
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| | 16-year-old Luke Woodham stabbed his
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| additional medication and medical
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| | mother, 50-year-old Mary Woodham, to
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| supplies have to be sold. Several
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| | death and then went to his high school
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| different types of advertisements are
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| | where he shot nine people, killing two
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| aired on national and international
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| | teenage girls and wounding seven others.
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| television stations boasting the
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| | Published reports say he was on Prozac.
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| miraculous properties of medications. Its
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| | Similar acts of violence are reported
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| a fact: pills dont cure anything; the
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| | worldwide, and many report that the
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| most they can do is attenuate the
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| | perpetrator had taken some type
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| symptoms. The same goes for other types
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| | psychiatric drugs prior to the crime
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| of medications. The bodys immune system
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| | committed.
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| and defence mechanism is the one actually
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| | Knowing this is disconcerting, since a
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| battling against the disease.
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| | perfectly ordinary neighbour, friend and
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| So why do we take pills again? Its quite
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| | or family member who suddenly gets
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| simple. Doctors prescribe them,
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| | diagnosed with some type of mental
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| pharmacists deliver the merchandise, the
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| | illness, may ultimately pose a threat to
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| customers purchase the product, and the
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| | our lives. (6)According to national news
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| pharmaceutical companies make a profit.
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| | reports in January 1999, ten days after
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| Its a running industry that has been
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| | Ryan Ehlis, a college student in Bismark,
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| prospering for decades now. Nevertheless,
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| | North Dakota, began taking Adderall to
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| is the populations best interest still
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| | control his attention deficit disorder
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| their first priority?
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| | and to help him with his college studies,
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| Ritalin, a popular medication prescribed
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| | he slipped into a psychotic fog and
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| for kids diagnosed with ADHD, is an
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| | killed his infant daughter. He said God
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| extremely addictive drug belonging to the
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| | told him to do it. The courts found him
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| amphetamine family. So what exactly is
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| | innocent after testimony by a
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| ADHD? (4)Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
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| | psychiatrist and by the manufacturer of
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| Disorder (ADHD) is a condition that
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| | the drug that the "psychotic state" was a
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| becomes apparent in some children in the
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| | very rare side effect of Adderall use.
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| preschool and early school years. It is
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| | Even the psychiatrists and pharmaceutical
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| hard for these children to control their
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| | companies recognize that the drugs they
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| behaviour and/or pay attention. It is
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| | so freely prescribe to millions may give
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| estimated that between 3 and 5 percent of
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| | suicidal, criminal and homicidal
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| children have ADHD, or approximately 2
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| | tendencies.
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| million children in the United States.
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| | Dangerous psychiatric drugs administered
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| This means that in a classroom of 25 to
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| | include:
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| 30 children, it is likely that at least
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| | -Anafanil
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| one will have ADHD. ADHD itself reflects
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| | -Asendin
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| many of the normal behaviours of
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| | -Celexa
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| children: their joy of life, their
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| | -Desyrel
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| curiosity for the world around them and
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| | -Effexor
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| their continuous excitement for new
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| | -Elavil
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| activities. The majority of children
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| | -Haldol
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| diagnosed with ADHD are prescribed drugs
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| | -Lithium
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| to treat this so called disease, and will
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| | -Luvox
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| calm the child, hence enabling him/her to
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| | -Nardil
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| concentrate on the tasks asked of him
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| | -Parnate
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| her. Yet, it doesnt make any sense
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| | -Paxil
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| whatsoever to drug todays youth, the
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| | -Prozac
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| numbers rising up to 17 million children
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| | -Remeron
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| worldwide, for a disease which could be
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| | -Ritalin
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| treated with other healthy methods. The
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| | -Serzone
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| drugs dont cure anything; they are only a
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| | -Tofranil
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| temporary solution that may ultimately
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| | -Trazodone
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| cause long-term damage.
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| | -Wellbutrin
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| (4)When a child's schoolwork and
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| | -Zoloft
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| behaviour improve soon after starting
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| | After years, months, or days under
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| medication, the child, parents, and
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| | medication, the user may develop a drug
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| teachers tend to applaud the drug for
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| | addiction. But the individual isnt to
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| causing the sudden changes.
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| | blame, for he has simply trusted the
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| Unfortunately, when people see such
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| | psychiatrist to adequately analyze his
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| immediate improvement, they often think
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| | needs, and would thereafter develop an
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| medication is all that's needed. But
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| | adequate treatment for him. So, this
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| medications don't cure ADHD; they only
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| | medical professional has somewhat
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| control the symptoms on the day they are
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| | faltered in his task to aid this
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| taken.
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| | individual, for he now is oppressed with
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| How is it that a society constantly
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| | a drug addiction, which will undoubtedly
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| claiming to wage war on drugs lets such a
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| | require additional treatment.
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| drug get prescribed? Has the government
| |
| | It is shameful to abuse of someones faith
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| overlooked the dangerous effects, or is
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| | and complete trust, and so easily help
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| it simply denying the scientific
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| | damage the lives of so many. Thats where
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| evidence? The simple fact that this drug
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| | education and life experience comes into
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| is highly addictive, dangerous and
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| | play. Very few are adequately informed on
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| sometimes fatal, should be worrisome.
| |
| | prescription drugs, their effects, and
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| (5)In the U.S. alone, approximately 4
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| | how they can significantly decrease your
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| million children are currently on the
| |
| | lifespan. You can make a difference by
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| psychiatric drug Ritalin, a drug which
| |
| | refusing to consult psychiatrists,
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| the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) places
| |
| | spreading the knowledge you have acquired
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| in the same category (a schedule II drug)
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| | on psychiatric drugs, and helping those
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| as opium, morphine and cocaine. Imagine
| |
| | afflicted with a drug addiction.
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| the dangerous consequences Ritalin could
| |
| | Narconon is a drug rehabilitation and
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| have on a developing childs body and
| |
| | treatment center with a unique approach.
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| brain. Parents having their childs best
| |
| | Its 100% natural biophysical drug
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| interests at heart should immediately
| |
| | addiction program doesnt use any drug
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| obtain additional information on the
| |
| | substitutes. Narconons unique program has
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| topic, and seriously consider another
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| | been proven by scientists worldwide to be
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| alternative for the treatment of ADHD.
| |
| | effective. Contrarily to other drug
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| Drugs are not a solution.
| |
| | rehabilitation centers, Narconon is a
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| Yet psychiatrists have this unconditional
| |
| | non-profit organization working towards a
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| power to prescribe off-label drugs (drugs
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| | drug-free society. Drugs dont cure drugs.
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| for which no scientific study of the drug
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| | Drugs dont cure a disease. Drugs are only
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| has been conducted and whether or not it
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| | a risky and temporary solution to a
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| is safe or beneficial). These drugs pose
| |
| | problem.
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| a serious threat, particularly since they
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| | References:
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| havent been completely tested for
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| | (1)Dr. Mark Barber, The Myth of Attention
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| dangerous side effects or possible
| |
| | Deficit Disorder, Freedom Magazine, Vol.
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| long-term effects. However, psychiatrists
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| | 29, Issue 1, Internet website, (accessed
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| still have the right to prescribe them,
| |
| | 27th March, 2006).
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| which is downright unacceptable.
| |
| | (2)Psychiatry and the Creation of
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| Numerous diagnosed mental illnesses are
| |
| | Senseless Violence, Citizens Commission
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| getting treated by other types of highly
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| | on Human Rights, Internet website,
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| addictive and off-label drugs. The lives
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| | (accessed 27th March, 2006).
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| of millions of individuals are threatened
| |
| | (3)Lawrence Stevens, J.D., Psychiatric
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| due to the carelessness of the drug being
| |
| | Drugs: Cure or Quackery? Internet
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| administered. Does anyone have the right
| |
| | website, (accessed April 1st, 2006).
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| to take this type of risk with a life,
| |
| | (4)Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
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| especially if this individual is affected
| |
| | Disorder, National Institute of Mental
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| by a mental illness? Well, psychiatrists
| |
| | Health, Internet website, Updated 17/02
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| do so everyday without any opposition.
| |
| | 2006, (accessed March 28th, 2006).
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| They are supported by the government and
| |
| | (5)Lora Mengucci, The Creation of
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| unsurprisingly enough, by the
| |
| | Senseless Violence, Psychiatric Drugs,
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| pharmaceutical industry.
| |
| | and Kids Who Kill, Internet website,
|
| Nevertheless, those toxic psychiatric
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| | _kids_who_kill.htm, Updated 14/10/1999
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| drugs have particularly deadly side
| |
| | (accessed April 2nd, 2006).
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