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In Limitless, Abbie Cornish breaks up with Bradley Cooper not once, but twice -- but for good reason. Her character is upset the first time around that he doesn't have his life together, and then when he does, she's upset that it's because of a drug called NZT. She doesn't fully understand the drug until she's forced to use it herself, in a scene where she uses a child as a weapon against a would-be killer. Cornish explains her character's motivations, and talks a bit about some of her upcoming projects, including this week's Sucker Punch.
In Limitless, Abbie Cornish breaks up with Bradley Cooper not once, but twice -- but... more
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You know how most people only utilize about 20 percent of their brain? Imagine if you could go for the full 100 percent. Limitless does that, via an insidious new drug called NZT, which allows access to everything you've ever known or forgotten, every faded skill and unexplored potential. One pill, and you're like a Superman -- leaping over logical hurdles in a single bound. Eddie (played by Bradley Cooper) gets his hands on NZT before it's on the market, and it changes his loser life around. Never mind the side effects, like sudden death, which means he can never stop taking the smart drug, which is in short supply. Cooper talks about taking on the role, and whether he'd ever take such a pill himself.
You know how most people only utilize about 20 percent of their brain? Imagine if you... more
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THOM HARTMANN (Wednesday 29 Dec 2010 - hour one - 20:11): This dopamine receptor gene - the DR4 gene - they've identified as being the liberal gene. That's the gene that in my book The Edison Gene, I identified as being the Thomas Edison gene. And that neuroscientists who work on Attention Deficit Disorder identify as the ADD gene. Cause it affects levels of dopamine in the brain.
Low dopamine in the brain, you have creativity and you have ADD, and according to this most recent study you have liberalism, and they try to medicate that out of kids by goosing up their dopamine levels with a drug called Ritalin. Are we turning our children into conservatives by medicating them?THOM HARTMANN (Wednesday 29 Dec 2010 - hour one - 20:11): This dopamine receptor gene... more
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http://globalpoliticalawakening.blogspot.com/2010/11/hsi-critical-alert-ritalin-and-children.html
The FDA's at it again. Protecting their sacred cash cow Big Pharma. And this time it might be at the expense of your child or grandchild's life.
A recent study conducted by the FDA and the National Institute of Mental Health revealed shocking information about the potential danger of Ritalin and other ADHD drugs to children.
These safe drugs may greatly increase the risk of sudden death. Yet no one is sounding the alarm. Least of all the FDA.
Get the facts you need to protect your children. Their very lives may depend on it! Watch this important video and visit http://www.hsibaltimore.com/youtube for more information.
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Alex Jones explains why Lindsay Lohan, and by extension millions of Americans are being poisoned with methamphetamine style drugs like Ritalin that cause brain shrinkage, heart problems and a myriad of other disorders. Alex also highlights how SSRI prozac drugs are turning people into psychopaths and leading to a massive increase in suicides and other reckless behavior.
Young girls and even babies are now going into puberty as a result of milk laced with hormones, Bisphenol A and a toxic cocktail of other ingested substances.
Alex also highlights the deadly threat of sodium fluoride and how it causes IQ reduction, bone cancer, and how vaccines are also contributing to a massive and sustained chemical attack on free humanity as the globalists’ eugenics agenda goes into high gear.Alex Jones explains why Lindsay Lohan, and by extension millions of Americans are... more
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This music video for Dancing Pigeons 'Ritalin' track combines flamethrower and a fire extinguisher battling it out in slow motion. According to Neatorama the film makers had to build their own flamethrower to get the right length of fire plume.
http://vimeo.com/13639493This music video for Dancing Pigeons 'Ritalin' track combines flamethrower... more
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Investigative reporter Robert Whitaker's Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America (Crown Publishers, April 2010) is the most important book on psychiatric treatment in a generation. I have been in practice for over 25 years and have read hundreds of books about psychiatry, and I can say without question that Anatomy of an Epidemic is the most illuminating book on psychiatric treatment that I have ever read.
Whitaker is the author of four books (including Mad in America, about the mistreatment of the mentally ill), and as a reporter for the Boston Globe, he won a George Polk Award for medical writing, a National Association of Science Writers Award for best magazine article, and was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize. In the tradition of Michael Pollan, Eric Schlosser, and other investigative reporters who get taken seriously, Whitaker is scrupulous, fair, and describes complex phenomena in a way that is easy to understand.
The starting point of Anatomy of an Epidemic is as follows: In 1987, prior to Prozac hitting the market and the current ubiquitous use of antidepressants and other psychiatric drugs, the U.S. mental illness disability rate was 1 in every 184 Americans, but by 2007 the mental illness disability rate had more than doubled to 1 in every 76 Americans. Whitaker was curious as to what was causing this dramatic increase in mental illness disability.
Since 1955, mental illness disability rates in the U.S. have increased six-fold. At the same time, psychiatric drug use greatly increased in the 1950s and 1960s, then skyrocketed after 1988 when Prozac hit the market, so now antidepressant and antipsychotic drugs alone gross more than $25 billion annually in the U.S. But Whitaker knew that "correlation isn't causation," and that this parallel rise of mental illness disability and psychiatric drug use doesn't necessarily prove anything. In order to get to the bottom of the issue, Whitaker realized he needed to look at two areas:
(1) Do psychiatric drugs, over the long-term, increase the likelihood that a person will be able to function well or do they increase the likelihood that a person will become disabled?
(2) Is it possible that a person with a mild emotional problem may have a bad reaction to an initial drug, and that puts the person on to a path that can lead to long-term mental illness disability? For instance, can a person with a mild bout of depression be given antidepressants that cause a manic reaction, which results in a bipolar diagnosis and chronic disability?
Whitaker took an exhaustive look at what the scientific literature -- one that now extends over 50 years -- had to say about those questions. In an interview with him, I asked him if he could summarize his findings:
The literature is remarkably consistent in the story it tells. Although psychiatric medications may be effective over the short term, they increase the likelihood that a person will become chronically ill over the long term. I was startled to see this picture emerge over and over again as I traced the long-term outcomes literature for schizophrenia, anxiety, depression, and bipolar illness. In addition, the scientific literature shows that many patients treated for a milder problem will worsen in response to a drug-- say have a manic episode after taking an antidepressant -- and that can lead to a new and more severe diagnosis like bipolar disorder. That is a well-documented iatrogenic [physician caused illness] pathway that is helping to fuel the increase in the disability numbers. Now there may be various cultural factors contributing to the increase in the number of disabled mentally ill in our society. But the outcomes literature -- and this really is a tragic story -- clearly shows that our drug-based paradigm of care is a primary cause.
Bipolar disorder in children was once rarely ever seen by psychiatrists, but today well over a million children and teenagers have ended up bipolar after being treated with a stimulant such as Ritalin or an antidepressant. Reading Anatomy of an Epidemic and seeing the magnitude of the mental and physical health problems caused by the pharmaceutical industry, I couldn't help but draw comparisons to Rachel Carson's Silent Spring.
All is not bleak in the area of mental health treatment, especially if one goes outside the United States. In our conversation, Whitaker, offered one of many examples from his book:
In the solution section of Anatomy of an Epidemic, I write of how doctors and psychologists in northern Finland use antipsychotics in a selective, cautious manner when treating first-episode psychotic patients, and their long-term outcomes are, by far, the best in the Western World. So if you believe in evidence-based medicine, then American psychiatry should look to the Finnish program as a model for reform.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bruce-e-levine/new-book-on-psychiatric-t_b_560250.htmlInvestigative reporter Robert Whitaker's Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets,... more
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New trends are developing for America's youth diagnosed with ADD, ADHD and Autism. News report.New trends are developing for America's youth diagnosed with ADD, ADHD and... more
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In June, the federal Food and Drug Administration issued a statement linking drugs used to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and sudden, fatal heart problems in children taking the medications.
The FDA stated that because the study is limited in scope, it doesn't justify a change in the agency's safety recommendations for doctors prescribing the stimulants to kids.
The study was of two groups of 564 children; one group was of otherwise healthy kids who died of sudden cardiac failure and the other was a group of children killed in motor vehicle accidents. Researchers examining the data gathered between 1985 and 1996 found that 10 children who died of sudden cardiac disturbances were taking stimulant medications prior to their deaths, whereas only two in the car accidents were taking the medications.
The FDA currently urges physicians to consider a child's personal and family history of cardiovascular disease before prescribing medications such as Ritalin, Concerta, Metadate, Methylin, Dexedrine, Dextrostat and Adderall. The doctors are urged to conduct a physical examination with a focus on the cardiovascular system and consider further tests, including a screening electrocardiogram and echocardiogram.
Over three million American children use ADHD drugs. Some estimates place usage of ADHD medications as high as 10 percent among 10-year-old American boys. Many critics believe the drugs are overprescribed; often for children for whom the associated risks outweigh the benefits.
The FDA is co-sponsoring a large study of the potential for danger in ADHD medications in partnership with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. It will evaluate the potential increased risk of heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular disturbances associated with the use of stimulants in children.
Findings from this study are expected later this year.In June, the federal Food and Drug Administration issued a statement linking drugs... more
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Harvard child psychiatrist Joseph Biederman has been advocating powerful medication for mental illnesses such as ADHD and bipolar disorder for decades. His methods are now coming under scrutiny.Harvard child psychiatrist Joseph Biederman has been advocating powerful medication... more
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Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD or ADHD) is a neuron behavioral developmental disorder. It is the most commonly diagnosed psychiatric disorder in children affecting about 3 to 5% of children globally with symptoms starting before seven years of age. It is characterized by a persistent pattern of impulsiveness and inattention, with or without a component of hyperactivity. ADHD is diagnosed twice as frequently in boys as in girls, though studies suggest this discrepancy may be due to subjective bias. ADHD is generally a chronic disorder with 30 to 50% of those individuals diagnosed in childhood continuing to have symptoms into adulthood. As they mature, adolescents and adults with ADHD are likely to develop coping mechanisms to compensate for their impairment.
Though previously regarded as a childhood diagnosis, ADHD can continue throughout adulthood. Four percent of American adults are estimated to live with ADHD.
ADHD management typically involves some combination of medications, behavior modifications, life-style changes, or counseling.
The most common symptoms of ADHD are:
* Impulsiveness: acting before thinking of consequences, jumping from one activity to another, disorganization, tendency to interrupt other peoples’ conversations.
* Hyperactivity: restlessness, often characterized by an inability to sit still, fidgeting, squirm Ines, climbing on things, restless sleep.
* Inattention: easily distracted, day-dreaming, not finishing work, difficulty listening, and motor clumsiness.
ADHD and its diagnosis and treatment have been considered controversial since the 1970s. The controversies have involved clinicians, teachers, policymakers, parents and the media, with opinions regarding ADHD that range from not believing it exists at all to believing there are genetic and physiological bases for the condition and also include disagreement about the use of stimulant medications in the treatment. Most healthcare providers accept that ADHD is a genuine disorder with debate in the scientific community mainly around how it is diagnosed and treated.
According to a study published yesterday that was funded by the Food and Drug Administration and the National Institute of Mental Health Children taking stimulant drugs such as Ritalin to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder are several times as likely to suffer sudden, unexplained death as children who are not taking such drugs. The study’s lead author, Madelyn Gould, a professor in child psychiatry and epidemiology at Columbia University, said she agreed with the FDA’s advice.
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John Harris, professor of bioethics and director of the Institute for Science, Ethics and Innovation at the University of Manchester says students should be able to take drugs like Ritalin to boost their academic performance. He likened the use of such drugs for studying to using the contraceptive pill for non-therapeutic reasons.John Harris, professor of bioethics and director of the Institute for Science, Ethics... more
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In 1950, approximately 7,500 children in the United States were diagnosed with mental disorders. That number is at least eight million today, and most receive some form of medication.
Is this progress or child abuse?
ANDREW M. WEISS
Andrew Weiss holds a PhD in school-clinical psychology from Hofstra University. He served on the faculty of Iona College and has been a senior school administrator in Chappaqua, New York. He has published a number of articles on technology in education. E-mail: anweiss [at] optonline.net.
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In the winter of 2000, the Journal of the American Medical Association published the results of a study indicating that 200,000 two- to four-year-olds had been prescribed Ritalin for an “attention disorder” from 1991 to 1995. Judging by the response, the image of hundreds of thousands of mothers grinding up stimulants to put into the sippy cups of their preschoolers was apparently not a pretty one. Most national magazines and newspapers covered the story; some even expressed dismay or outrage at this exacerbation of what already seemed like a juggernaut of hyper-medicalizing childhood. The public reaction, however, was tame; the medical community, after a moment’s pause, continued unfazed. Today, the total toddler count is well past one million, and influential psychiatrists have insisted that mental health prescriptions are appropriate for children as young as twelve months. For the pharmaceutical companies, this is progress.In 1950, approximately 7,500 children in the United States were diagnosed with mental... more
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A team of neuronscientists and ethicists are calling on drugs such as Ritalin to be legalised, arguing that they are being used so commonly to improve performance and for gaining a mental edge that the laws "should be adjusted to avoid making felons out of those who seek to use safe cognitive enhancements."
So are we soon to see Ritalin over the counter and used commonly before exams? Wouldn't this put users at an unfair and unnatural advantage?A team of neuronscientists and ethicists are calling on drugs such as Ritalin to be... more
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It's final exams week and college students are desperate to cram. They turn to their friends who have access to prescription drugs, like Adderall for attention deficit disorder. Drugs like these are being increasingly used as study drugs at colleges everywhere. At UCLA, it seems like almost everyone has tried it or heard about it. Some students casually distribute their pills to friends. In this pod, students share their experiences and a UCLA psychiatrist tells us why the overuse of these drugs is a problem, whether or not they are prescribed by a medical doctor. It's final exams week and college students are desperate to cram. They turn to... more
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"Evidence is mounting that dietary changes may help children control their Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder at least as well as Ritalin does. Evidence also shows that some dietary changes - like increased Omega-3 consumption - can also enhance learning skills in children who do not have ADHD."
It fascinates me that it has taken the scientific community decades to find natural solutions to a problem that is clearly connected to environmental (nurture) causes because ADD and ADHD are not statistically geographically or genetically similar.
Yet, science produced synthetic pills to override the body's signals within a short time of ADD and ADHD being identified.
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