International Coalition for Drug Awareness
Educating about the dangers of Antidepressant Medications
2/6/2002 • Scientists Find Little, If Any, Proof Ritalin Is Effective Brad Evenson National Post – Canada 2-6-2 After a painstaking analysis of 62 studies of Ritalin treatment for attention deficit disorder, a team of Canadian researchers says it has found little scientific evidence the drug lives up to its reputation. Scientists Find Little, If…
Culberson vs. Pfizer Jury: Pfizer Drug Did Not Cause Woman’s Death Reuters A jury on Monday found that the prescription drug Rezulin did not contribute to the death of a diabetic woman who died in January 2000, Pfizer Inc., whose subsidiary Warner-Lambert made the drug, said. Culberson vs. Pfizer 12/17/2001 Jury: Pfizer Drug Did Not…
Baum, Hedlund, Aristei, Guilford & Schiavo vs. Glaxo Smithkline Corporation Anti-depressant ‘addicts’ threaten legal case Sarah Boseley, Health Editor The Guardian (UK) More than 60 people in Britain who say they have become hooked on the anti-depressant Seroxat – a drug in the Prozac class – are exploring the possibility of legal action against the…
12/3/2001 • STUDIES ON RITALIN ARE CHILD ABUSE DOUGLAS MONTERO NEW YORK POST “They want to see how much these children can tolerate,” said Vera Hassner Sharav, who heads the New York-based Alliance for Human Research Protection. “The research is absolutely child abuse.” STUDIES ON RITALIN ARE CHILD ABUSE http://www.nypost.com/cgi-bin/printfriendly.pl DOUGLAS MONTERO NEW YORK POST…
11/12/2001 • Prozac triggers increase in aggression in mice Emma Young San Diego New Scientist The anti-depressant Prozac causes a dramatic increase in aggressive behavior in mice the day after the drug is administered, US researchers have found. Prozac triggers increase in aggression in mice http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99991553 Emma Young San Diego New Scientist The anti-depressant Prozac…
Baum, Hedlund, Aristei, Guilford & Schiavo vs. Glaxo Smithkline Corporation Suit: Antidepressant is Addictive A lawsuit contends the manufacturer of the popular anti-depressant Paxil concealed evidence that the drug can be addictive Baum, Hedlund, Aristei, Guilford & Schiavo vs. Glaxo Smithkline Corporation 8/25/2001 Suit: Antidepressant is Addictive http://dailynews.yahoo.com/htx/ap/20010825/us/paxil_suit_1.html To learn more, go to http://www.baumhedlundlaw.com A…
Baum, Hedlund, Aristei, Guilford & Schiavo vs. Glaxo Smithkline Corporation Victims File Lawsuit over Severe Withdrawal Reactions from the Antidepressant–PaxilFirst Class Action of its Kind Against an Antidepressant Maker FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Baum, Hedlund, Aristei, Guilford & Schiavo 12100 Wilshire Blvd., Ste. 950 Los Angeles, CA 90025 Contact: Robin McCall, Media Relations Day: (800) 827-0087…
Donald Schell vs. SmithKline Beecham Judge Denies Rehearing in Drug Case Associated Press A federal judge denied a request by the maker of Paxil for a new trial in the case of a man who killed himself and three family members after taking the anti-depressant drug. Donald Schell vs. SmithKline Beecham 8/11/2001 Judge Denies Rehearing…
6/10/2001 • SSRI treatment suppresses dream recall frequency but increases subjective dream intensity in normal subjects. Pace-Schott EF, Gersh T, Silvestri R, Stickgold R, Salzman C, Hobson JA. Laboratory of Neurophysiology, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA. edward_scott@hms.harvard.edu The decrease in dream frequency during SSRI treatment may reflect serotonergic REM suppression…
Donald Schell vs. SmithKline Beecham Paxil Maker Ordered to Pay $8 Million – Jury Says Anti-depressant Largely to Blame for Deadly Shooting Spree The Associated Press The manufacturer of the nation’s second-best-selling anti-depressant must pay $8 million to the relatives of a man who killed himself and three others after taking the drug Paxil, jurors…