Other Drug Side Effects

**A study published in Science Journal in 1999, says:** “The mechanism by which psychostimulants act as calming agents in humans with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or hyperkinetic disorder is currently unknown. What is known is the following:

A study published in Science Journal in 1999, says: “The mechanism by which psychostimulants act as calming agents in humans with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or hyperkinetic disorder is currently unknown. What is known is the following:

Suicide is a major complication of withdrawal from methylphenidate and similar amphetamine-like drugs.
According to the DEA, “Psychotic episodes, violent behaviour, tolerance and severe psychological dependence are also reported when methylphenidate [an amphetamine-like drug] is abused.”
Both cocaine-dependent individuals and children treated with stimulants are more likely than average to smoke cigarettes.
Methylphenidate and other stimulants potentially can cause symptoms ranging from thought disorder to insomnia and cardiac arrhythmia, and can stunt a child’s growth.
The bizarre behaviour characteristic of amphetamine-like psychomotor stimulant toxicity has been associated with methylphenidate abuse. “Severe medical consequences, including death, have been reported.”
Recent studies show that children who take psychiatric stimulants for “ADHD” are 46% more likely to commit one felony, and 36% more likely to commit two or more felonies.
A September 2001 newsletter to Doctors for Disaster Preparedness reports, “‘The long-term dopamine effects of taking methylphenidate for years, as many do, are another unknown.’ One of only two long-term studies shows more drug addiction in ADHD patients on Ritalin, and the other one shows the opposite effect. It is not clear whether Ritalin lowers the seizure threshold or induces tics. In one study, 6 of 98 children treated for ADHD with stimulants developed psychotic symptoms (Can J Psychiatry 1999;44:811-813). There is one case report of a 14-year-old who experienced a fatal cardiac arrest while skateboarding, after 10 years of Ritalin treatment. Autopsy showed scarring in small blood vessels (WorldNetDaily 5/7/00). One 8-year-old suffered a stroke. Family history and risk factors other than Ritalin use were absent. ‘Stroke is a well-documented complication of amphetamine abuse,’’ the authors commented. ‘Methylphenidate [is] chemically and pharmacologically similar to amphetamine….The possibility of vasculitis connected to methylphenidate should not be surprising,’ (J Child Neurol 2000;15:265-267).”

Meanwhile, psychiatrists arrogantly say that “the question of whether or not ADHD is a disease, cannot be answered for certain, but this should not be an obstruction. The answer is simply not important.” However, it is the most important question.

With so much controversy surrounding “ADHD” and psychiatric drugs prescribed children, their use must be seriously questioned as a mental health strategy. Certainly, these drugs do not resolve the cause of the child’s problems, at best mask them and, without doubt, can harm him/her. We are looking at widespread chemical control of children’s behaviour and lives, predisposing them later to illicit drug abuse. Governments throughout Europe should not allow psychiatrists and others to play a game of Russian roulette with children’s lives.

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Drugging Our Children

RECOGNITION OF CCHR

CCHR's humanitarian work has been recognised the world over for ensuring legal rights and protections for consumers and/or their families. Read more...

DRUG WARNINGS

CCHR led the fight for informed consent to psychiatric treatment, obtaining the first law in South Australia in 1979 that granted patients the right to consent to or refuse electroshock treatment. In recent years, it has filed numerous requests to the Therapeutic Goods Administration to reveal all the adverse drug reactions for psychotropic drugs reported to it. Click here to read more

DRUG SIDE EFFECTS

No matter what country someone is prescribed a psychiatric drug, the side effects are the same: dangerous, sometimes life-threatening, but always debilitating. CCHR International in Los Angeles decoded the U.S. Food and Drug Administration psychotropic drug reports database to produce this drug side effects search engine for consumers. This is also relevant to all Australians. You can also view a selection of ADHD drug reactions including Ritalin, Concerta, Dexamphetamine & Strattera obtained by CCHR.

Psychiatric Drugs

An Australian Report Titled, Psychiatric Drugs and Violence documents how Antidepressants and Antipsychotics can Cause Violence.
The report was written as Australians are not adequately warned that psychiatric drugs can cause homicidal actions and thoughts....

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