1. Psychiatric drugs damage brains and bodies in many ways and "have caused the worst plague of brain damage in medical history."

-- Dr. Peter Breggin, Toxic Psychiatry. (1991); David Cohen, Ph.D. "A critique of the use of neuroleptic drugs in psychiatry."

-- R. P. Greenberg, ed., From Placebo to Panacea. (1997. pp. 173-228);

-- David Richman et al, Dr. Caligari's Psychiatric Drugs, 3rd ed. (1987).

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2. Drugs do not correct any "chemical imbalance in the brain". In fact, they interfere with the nervous system to suppress brain activity.

-- Dr. P. Breggin, Brain-Disabling Treatments in Psychiatry. (1997, p. 2-11);

-- Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry (1989).

3. Memory and judgement, sleep, coordination, stamina and sexual function are all impaired by psychiatric drugs.

-- Compendium of Pharmaceuticals & Specialties, or Physicians' Desk Reference. (editions from 1970s to 1990s);

-- D. Richman et al. Dr. Caligari's Psychiatric Drugs, 3rd ed. (Berkeley, CA, 1987).

4. New psychiatric drugs, like Clozapine & Risperdol, are as damaging as older neuroleptics. They can cause, not "prevent", neurological disorders like Tardive Dyskinesia (TD) and the deadly Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS)..

-- E. Anderson & P. Powers, "Neuroleptic malignant syndrome associated with clozapine use." Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 52. (1991);

-- S. Singer, R. Colette & R. Boland, "Two cases of risperidone-induced neuroleptic malignant syndrome". American Journal of Psychiatry, 152. (1995).

5. Tardive Dyskinesia "resulted in painful, disfiguring twitches and spasms. Afflicted individuals were unable to work and carry on a normal family and social life. Often depressed and humiliated by their physical appearance, they withdrew from loved ones."

-- Dr. P. Breggin & D. Cohen, Ph.D, Your Drug May Be Your Problem. (Perseus Books, 1999. pp.76-82).

6. Prozac frequently causes depression, agitation, and triggers suicidal ideas as well as violent behaviour.

-- M.H. Teicher et al, "Emergence of Intense Suicidal Preoccupations During Fluoxetine Treatment". American Journal of Psychiatry, 147. (1990. pp. 207-210);

-- Teicher et al. N. F. Damluji & J. M. Ferguson. (1988). "Paradoxical worsening of depressive symptomatology caused by antidepressants." Clinical Psychopharma-cology, 8. (1993. pp. 347-9).

-- T.J. Feuerstein & R. Jackisch, "Why Do Some Antidepressants Promote Suicide?" Psychopharmacology, 90. (1986. p. 422).

7. Ritalin is prescribed to millions of children, many 3 years old or younger. It is similar to methamphetamine ("speed")-- it's addictive and stunts growth.

-- R.A. King, M.A. Riddle, P.B. Chappell, M.T. Hardin, G.M. Anderson, P. Lombroso, & L. Scahill, "Emergence of self-destructive phenomena in children and adolescents during fluoxetine treatment." J. Am. Acad. Child & Adolesc. Psychiatry, 30, (1991. pp. 179-86);

-- P. Breggin. Talking Back to Ritalin. (1998, p. 2,362);

-- D.J. Safer et al, "Increased methylphenidate usage for attention deficit disorder in the 1990s." Psychiatry, 98. (pp. 1084-1088).

8. "1.5 million Xanax addicts are produced (in the U.S.) each year."

-- John Steinberg, Medical Director of the Chemical Dependency Program at Greater Baltimore Medical Center;

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9. The longer on drugs, the greater the health risk, the lower the life expectancy. Withdrawal symptoms like hallucinations, depression and Tardive Psychosis often look like a "relapse" to doctors and family.

-- G. Chouinard & B. Jones, "Neuroleptic-induced supersensitivity psychosis: Clinical and pharmacologic characteristics." American Journal of Psychiatry (1980, pp. 137, 16-21);

-- D. Cohen & D. Jacobs, "A model consent form for psychiatric drug treatment", International Journal of Risk and Safety in Medicine, vol. 11, no.3. (1998, pp. 161-164);

-- P. Breggin & D. Cohen. Your Drug May Be Your Problem. (1999, pp. 165-6).

10. Most psychiatrists and other doctors don't inform patients about psychiatric drugs and refuse to help patients withdraw from them though many drugs are addictive.

-- F.M. Quitkin et al, eds., Current Psychotherapeutic Drugs, 2nd ed. (Washington, D.C., American Psychiatric Press, 1998);

-- D. Cohen & D. Jacobs, "A model consent form for psychiatric drug treatment". International Journal of Risk and Safety in Medicine, vol. 11, no.3. (1998, pp. 161-164);

-- P. Breggin & D. Cohen, Your Drug May Be Your Problem. (1999, ch.6).

11. "The clinical trials system... has now become a multibillion-dollar industry, with hundreds of testing and drug companies working with thousands of private doctors who mine their patient lists for test subjects."

-- "U.S. Officials Are Examining Clinical Trials", New York Times, July 14, 1999.

12. 3 out of 10 people with "chronic schizophrenia" fully recover with or without medications. In so-called 'developing' countries where there are relatively few drugs and hospitals, people recover more quickly.

-- G. De Girolamo, "World Health Organization Studies on Schizophrenia: An overview of their results and their implications for an understanding of the disorder", The Psychotherapy Patient, 9, (1995. pp.213-31;

-- D. Cohen, "Schizophrenia: The Facts No One Wants to Hear", speaking at the Centre for Addictions and Mental Health, Toronto (1999).

13. "It hurt to move, but I couldn't keep still. My hands and feet twitched. My face convulsed, I drooled when I lay down. My skin was so dry it was coming off in flakes, I was horribly constipated. The Haldol didn't touch my craziness, though.... I was just another zombie on Haldol"

-- Irit Shimrat, Call Me Crazy: Stories From the Mad Movement. (1997, p. 15).