The National Office for Australia and New Zealand
(In Australia Citizens Committee on Human Rights Inc) INVESTIGATING AND EXPOSING PSYCHIATRIC HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE CITIZENS COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
(In Australia Citizens Committee on Human Rights Inc) INVESTIGATING AND EXPOSING PSYCHIATRIC HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE CITIZENS COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
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Adverse Reactions to Ritalin and Dexamphetamine
in Australia reported to the Therapeutic Goods Administration Documents obtained by CCHR through Freedom of Information Act
ADHD
ADHD can not be proven to exist Despite claims of irrefutable science, there are absolutely no objective criteria by which Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) can be confirmed to exist..
Doping and Addicting Children
“In its recent infatuation with symptomatic, push-button remedies, psychiatry has lost its way not only intellectually but spiritually and morally. Even when it is not actually doing damage to the people it is supposed to help, ... it is encouraging among doctors and patients alike the fraudulent and dangerous fantasy that life’s every passing ‘symptom’ can be clinically diagnosed and, once diagnosed, alleviated if not eliminated by pharmacological intervention. This idea is as false to reality, and ultimately to human hopes.…”“In its recent infatuation with symptomatic, push-button remedies, psychiatry has lost its way not only intellectually but spiritually and morally. Even when it is not actually doing damage to the people it is supposed to help, ... it is encouraging among doctors and patients alike the fraudulent and dangerous fantasy that life’s every passing ‘symptom’ can be clinically diagnosed and, once diagnosed, alleviated if not eliminated by pharmacological intervention. This idea is as false to reality, and ultimately to human hopes.…”
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Chemical ImbalanceFrom cradle to the grave, we are bombarded with information pushing us towards a chemical “fix.” But let’s take a closer look at some very important aspects of this new psychoactive, drug-centered philosophy.From cradle to the grave, we are bombarded with information pushing us towards a chemical “fix.” But let’s take a closer look at some very important aspects of this new psychoactive, drug-centered philosophy.Targeting Children“All children exhibit ADHD-like behavior. Observe children right before recess, or riding on a bus heading to an exciting field trip, or anticipating a birthday party. Nothing short of strapping them down can keep them still. Healthy children have verve—a zest for life that is exhibited in curiosity, excitement, enthusiasm, animation, vigor, and imagination.” “All children exhibit ADHD-like behavior. Observe children right before recess, or riding on a bus heading to an exciting field trip, or anticipating a birthday party. Nothing short of strapping them down can keep them still. Healthy children have verve—a zest for life that is exhibited in curiosity, excitement, enthusiasm, animation, vigor, and imagination.” |
