The Challenge of Going Off Psychiatric Drugs
drug dependency
The government has a moral duty to help those harmed by prescribed dependence forming drugs
This “ open letter by healthcare professionals ” calls for specialist NHS services to support patients harmed by taking prescription medications. Published in the British Medical Journal, the letter begins: “This week, BBC1’s Panorama drew sharp attention to the problem of prescribed drug dependence and…
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‘Thirty years on, I still have symptoms from taking benzodiazepines’
The Systematic Corruption of Global Mental health: Book One – Prescribed Drug Dependence
The author says: “As a medical doctor with 35 years’ experience and a psychotherapist for 15 years, it has been clear to me for over two decades that there is a subtle but powerful systematic corruption within global mental health….
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In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction
Winner of the 2009 Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize, this book is written by Dr. Gabor Maté, a renowned addiction expert. It calls for a compassionate approach toward addiction, whether in ourselves or in others. Dr. Maté believes that the source of…
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How long should you stay on antidepressants?
As many as 5.4 million people in the UK may be taking pills to help with anxiety and depression, but does that mean they are hooked? The Guardian newspaper says that, according to recent reports , hundreds of thousands of people are hooked on…
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