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MENTAL HEALTH
The Psychedelics Bandwagon: Down the Rabbit Hole
Part II of the Freedom investigation into why notorious psychedelic drugs of the 1960s are now being promoted as new panaceas for mental illness by diverse factions seeking reputation or a new cash cow, despite the risks to consumers.
MENTAL HEALTH
Psychiatry’s Relentless Hype of “Psychedelics” Turns a Blind Eye to the Drugs’ Dismal and Deadly Track Record of Failure
Notorious psychedelic drugs of the 1960s are now widely promoted as panaceas for mental illness by diverse factions seeking reputation or a new cash cow—both at human expense.
DRUGS
First-Ever Criminal Charges Filed Against Drug Company Executives Over Opioid Crisis
New York company to pay $20 million in penalties; two executives facing life in prison over charges of intentionally trafficking in millions of pain pills and defrauding the DEA.
DRUGS
Post Office and State Department Blamed for Opioids in the Mail
Senators condemn the drug trade, but have put the Postal Service in their sights because they have jurisdiction over it.
MENTAL HEALTH
Enormous Increase in Women Taking Psychiatric Drugs
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveals that the number of American women taking ADHD drugs quadrupled since 2003.
