Making Medicines Safer - The Need for an Independent Drug Safety Board

site URL - http://www.nejm.org/content/1998/0339/0025/1851.asp

Site description: From the New England Journal of Medicine. "Currently, after a drug is approved for marketing, we rely on a voluntary reporting system based on the assumption that a drug is safe... It is remarkable that at a time when the technology for collecting and analyzing large amounts of data is readily available, an independent, comprehensive, and systematic program of post-marketing drug surveillance does not exist."




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Previous 170Health Behavior Research Grouphttp://www.ahs.uwaterloo.ca/~hbr/ Health Behavior Research GroupTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco/Tobacco_Control_Resources University of Waterloo, Canada, research group; features papers and summaries of ongoing projects in tobacco use reduction, public policy, enabling communities to plan smoking reduction, improving cessation outcomes, and measuring and assessing progress in tobacco use reduction.
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Previous 270The Jockey Club (UK): Safety & Welfarehttp://www.thejockeyclub.co.uk/safety/safetyframeset.html The Jockey Club (UK): Safety & WelfareTop/Society/Issues/Animal_Welfare/Specific_Animals/Horses Welfare initiatives, role of veterinary officer, horse welfare FAQ and medical update. From the regulatory authority for horseracing in the UK.
Other resource N0 Journal of Noise and Healthhttp://www.ucl.ac.uk/noiseandhealth/index.htm Journal of Noise and HealthTop/Society/Issues/Environment/Noise_Pollution From the Institute of Laryngology and Otology, University College London
Other resource N1 Initiative to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Healthhttp://raceandhealth.hhs.gov/ Initiative to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Disparities in HealthTop/Society/Issues/Environment/Environmental_Justice U.S. government minority health initiative. Health areas of interest include infant mortality, HIV/AIDS, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, and child and adult immunizations.
Other resource N2 Climate Effects on Human Healthhttp://www.ciesin.org/docs/001-338/001-338.html Climate Effects on Human HealthTop/Society/Issues/Environment/Climate_Change A white paper on the potential effects of future climate changes on forests and vegetation, agriculture, water resources, and human health.
Other resource N3 The Healthy Community: One for All, All for Onehttp://www.thebestmedicalcare.com/book/ch12_1.htm The Healthy Community: One for All, All for OneTop/Society/Issues/Environment/Health Chapter from the free online book, How to Get the Best Medical Care - A Guide for the Intelligent Patient. Discusses the environments effect on human health.
Other resource N4 Links for Mother Earthhttp://home.earthlink.net/~wodensharrow/earthlinks.html Links for Mother EarthTop/Society/Issues/Environment/Directories Some hundred links to groups organized around such themes as deep ecology, green medicine, and heathen beliefs, as well as sustainable farming and environmental activism. U.S. focus.
Other resource N5 Bhopal.Orghttp://www.bhopal.org/ Bhopal.OrgTop/Society/Issues/Environment/Pollution/Organizations The Bhopal medical appeal for the victims of the 1984 Union Carbide accident in India.
Other resource N6 Marine Ecosystem Health Programhttp://mehp.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/ Marine Ecosystem Health ProgramTop/Society/Issues/Environment/Conservation_and_Endangered_Species/Ecosystems_and_Habitats/Coastal_and_Oceans UCD School of Vet Med program focuses on issues of ecosystem and wildlife health of the Inland Waters of Washington and British Columbia.
Other resource N7 International Population Stabilization and Reproductive Health Act (S. 1029)http://www.cato.org/testimony/ct-ps720.html International Population Stabilization and Reproductive Health Act (S. 1029)Top/Society/Issues/Environment/Population Congressional testimony by Sheldon Richman of the Cato Institute. Argues that there is no population problem.
Other resource N8 American Council on Science and Healthhttp://www.acsh.org/ American Council on Science and HealthTop/Society/Issues/Health A consumer education consortium concerned with issues related to food, nutrition, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, lifestyle, the environment and health. ACSH is an independent, nonprofit, tax-exempt organization.
Other resource N9 Partners In Healthhttp://www.pih.org/ Partners In HealthTop/Society/Issues/Health Research, advocacy and publications related to health, worldwide. Focus upon the poor. Partners with projects in Haiti, Peru, Mexico, United States, with a goal of neither development or charity, but "pragmatic solidarity".
Other resource N10 Case Western Reserve University - Program on Society and Healthhttp://www.cwru.edu/med/society/home.htm Case Western Reserve University - Program on Society and HealthTop/Society/Issues/Health Interdisciplinary group which studies the impact of biomedical technology, health policy, and demographic shifts on society. Mission statement, upcoming events, past events, future plans, and faculty listing.
Other resource N11 Mainlining Danger: Hospital Patients Exposed to High Levels of Toxic Chemicals in Vinyl I.V. Bagshttp://www.commondreams.org/pressreleases/feb99/022299a.htm Mainlining Danger: Hospital Patients Exposed to High Levels of Toxic Chemicals in Vinyl I.V. BagsTop/Society/Issues/Health Greenpeace data shows that vinyl (PVC) medical devices contain high levels of toxic additives which can leach out through surrounding fluids, exposing hospital patients to a probable human carcinogen.
Other resource N12 Health Facts and Fearshttp://healthfactsandfears.com/ Health Facts and FearsTop/Society/Issues/Health A news site promoting sound science and combating the hype and junk science. The issues covered include food, nutrition, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, lifestyle, the environment and health.
Other resource N13 CDC's STATE: Tobacco Behavior, Economics & Health Costhttp://www2.cdc.gov/nccdphp/osh/state/epi_select.asp?set_type=5&pick=sam_dircost CDC's STATE: Tobacco Behavior, Economics & Health CostTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Economic_Impact Can select a state and find out the smoking-attributable expenditures for that state. Breaks the cost down by ambulatory, hospital, nursing home, drug, and other expenses.
Other resource N14 Smoking and Lifetime Medical Expenditureshttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?db=m&form=6&uid=1588892&Dopt=r Smoking and Lifetime Medical ExpendituresTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Economic_Impact Research concludes "the cumulative impact of excess medical care required by smokers at all ages while alive outweighs shorter life expectancy, and smokers incur higher expenditures for medical care over their lifetimes than never-smokers".
Other resource N15 Impact of Cigarette Smoking on Medicaid Costs is $322 Billion in 25 Yearshttp://www.ucsf.edu/daybreak/1998/03/309_cig.htm Impact of Cigarette Smoking on Medicaid Costs is $322 Billion in 25 YearsTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Economic_Impact University of California health care economists created the first detailed picture of the impact of cigarette smoking on Medicaid costs in all 50 states.
Other resource N16 The Health Care Costs of Smokinghttp://www.mit.edu/people/jeffrey/House_Testimony_Nov_1993.html The Health Care Costs of SmokingTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Economic_Impact Economic analysis concludes cigarettes and other tobacco products represent about 10% of all health care costs in America.
Other resource N17 The Costs of Alcohol, Tobacco and Illicit Drugs in Canada, 1992http://www.ccsa.ca/plweb-cgi/fastweb.exe?getdoc+view1+General+446+6++ The Costs of Alcohol, Tobacco and Illicit Drugs in Canada, 1992Top/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Economic_Impact Tobacco generated more costs than alcohol, and more than 7 times as much as all illegal drugs combined.
Other resource N18 Cigarette Smoking Adds Billions to Medicare Spendinghttp://www.oncolink.com/resources/article.cfm?c=3&s=8&ss=23&id=2625 Cigarette Smoking Adds Billions to Medicare SpendingTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Economic_Impact Report on 1997 Medicare and overall healthcare costs in the U.S. due to cigarette smoking, based on estimates of 1993 spending.
Other resource N19 How Can Cigarette Smuggling Be Reducedhttp://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/321/7266/947 How Can Cigarette Smuggling Be ReducedTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Smuggling Article from the British Medical Journal.
Other resource N20 Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: World Health Organizationhttp://nosmoking.ws/ Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: World Health OrganizationTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco Advocates for strong global action to control the spread of tobacco.
Other resource N21 Advocating for the Public's Healthhttp://www.commed.uchc.edu/healthservices/mediaadvoc/default.htm Advocating for the Public's HealthTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco Slide presentation on "using media advocacy to cut through tobacco's smoke and mirrors" was developed by the University of Connecticut, Department of Community Medicine and Health Care.
Other resource N22 British Medical Journal - Shareholder Actions: Changing the Behavior of Tobacco Companies and Their Allieshttp://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/321/7257/375 British Medical Journal - Shareholder Actions: Changing the Behavior of Tobacco Companies and Their AlliesTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility has developed strategy for dealing with the tobacco industry and its allies by using their stock to challenge issues through shareholder resolutions.
Other resource N23 Health Promotion: Global Perspectiveshttp://www.healthpromotionjournal.com/publications/global/2000-09/index.htm Health Promotion: Global PerspectivesTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco Sep/Oct 200 issue of American Journal of Health Promotion devoted to tobacco control; includes perspectives from the UK, South Africa, Romania, Argentina, and globally.
Other resource N24 Healthy Mississippihttp://www.healthy-miss.org Healthy MississippiTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco/Prevention/Teen_Smoking Committed to teaching Mississippi's youth about the dangers of tobacco use.
Other resource N25 Non-Smokers' Rights Association / Smoking and Health Action Foundation (Canada)http://www.nsra-adnf.ca/default.php Non-Smokers' Rights Association / Smoking and Health Action Foundation (Canada)Top/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco/Regulation NSRA and SHAF have been at the forefront of tobacco control efforts in Canada and around the world for the past quarter-century.
Other resource N26 Health Promotion and Protection Services Ltd.http://safework.ca/ Health Promotion and Protection Services Ltd.Top/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco/Regulation/Secondhand_Smoke Dedicated to worker health and safety in British Columbia, Canada. This organization is suing the Workers Compensation Board to force them to ban environmental tobacco smoke in all workplaces in the province.
Other resource N27 AIRSPACE Action on Smoking and Healthhttp://airspace.bc.ca/ AIRSPACE Action on Smoking and HealthTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco/Regional/Canada British Columbia, Canada-based group of "Sworn Enemies of the Tobacco Industry" advocates for smokefree air, protection for children, and smokefree workplaces.
Other resource N28 Capital District Tobacco-Free Coalitionhttp://www.smokefreecapital.org/ Capital District Tobacco-Free CoalitionTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco/Regional/United_States Capital Region of New York State provides information on secondhand smoke, educational resources, medical resources, business and organization resources, information and support for people quitting smoking.
Other resource N29 Smoke-Free For Healthhttp://www.smokefreeforhealth.org/ Smoke-Free For HealthTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco/Regional/United_States Non-profit organization formed to protect Floridians from exposure to second-hand smoke. Focus is to ensure the passage of a constitutional amendment in Florida to prohibit smoking in indoor work places.
Other resource N30 South Dakota Department of Health: Tobacco Controlhttp://www.state.sd.us/doh/tobacco/ South Dakota Department of Health: Tobacco ControlTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco/Regional/United_States State programs to prevent young people from starting to use tobacco products, help current tobacco users quit, and reduce nonsmokers' exposure to second-hand smoke.
Other resource N31 HoltzReport: Tobacco Controlhttp://nasw.org/users/holtza/tob_links.htm HoltzReport: Tobacco ControlTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Anti-Tobacco/Tobacco_Control_Resources Index of and links to tobacco control stories and research by independent journalist Andrew Holtz, former CNN Medical Correspondent and Kaiser Family Foundation Media Fellow. Includes analyses of the Truth campaign in Florida and the ballot campaign that raised the tobacco tax in Oregon. Also, links to NPR archives and other information on tobacco issues.
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Other resource N38 eBMJ -- Tobacco company set up network of sympathetic scientistshttp://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/316/7144/1553/d eBMJ -- Tobacco company set up network of sympathetic scientistsTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Pro-Tobacco/Critiques/Secondhand_Smoke Britsh Medical Journal: "US tobacco giant Philip Morris set up a network of scientists throughout Europe who were paid to cast doubt on the risks of passive smoking and highlight other possible causes of respiratory problems, according to confidential documents from the company's law firm released on the Internet."
Other resource N39 Study: Tobacco Companies Still Market Cigarettes to Teenshttp://edition.cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/08/15/tobacco.advertising/ Study: Tobacco Companies Still Market Cigarettes to TeensTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Pro-Tobacco/Critiques/Teen_Smoking New England Journal of Medicine study finds that a 1998 tobacco industry promise not to market to teens has had little effect; advertising for youth brands of cigarettes in youth-oriented magazines has not decreased.
Other resource N40 More Smoke and Mirrorshttp://www.oma.org/phealth/smokeandmirrors.htm More Smoke and MirrorsTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Advocacy/Pro-Tobacco/Public_Relations/Opposing_Views/Youth_Smoking_Prevention Report by the Ontario Medical Association concludes that tobacco industry sponsored youth programs don't work, identifies the reasons the industry runs the programs, and outlines how these programs actually make smoking attractive to teens.
Other resource N41 Health Effects of Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smokehttp://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/tcrb/monographs/10/ Health Effects of Exposure to Environmental Tobacco SmokeTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Secondhand_Smoke From the National Cancer Institute. Exposure measurement and prevalence, developmental toxicity (prenatal and postnatal), reproductive effects, respiratory health effects, carcinogenic effects, cardiovascular effects.
Other resource N42 Technique to Estimate the Economic Impact of Secondhand Smoke on the Health of a Communityhttp://apha.confex.com/apha/130am/techprogram/paper_39903.htm Technique to Estimate the Economic Impact of Secondhand Smoke on the Health of a CommunityTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Secondhand_Smoke/Resources Scientific paper presented at a health conference.
Other resource N43 California's Health, Labor and Business Leaders Confirm 8-Year Success of Smoke-Free Workplaceshttp://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/f_headline.cgi?day0/223240305&ticker= California's Health, Labor and Business Leaders Confirm 8-Year Success of Smoke-Free WorkplacesTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Secondhand_Smoke/Public_Places On the eight-year anniversary of smokefree restaurants and the five-year anniversary of smokefree bars, labor leaders note that smokefree workplaces have provided sweeping worker health protection, and business leaders say it has been good for business.
Other resource N44 Passive Smoking Hits Workplace Healthhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/890425.stm Passive Smoking Hits Workplace HealthTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Secondhand_Smoke/Workplace Non-smokers' productivity suffers when their colleagues light up, say researchers.
Other resource N45 Operation Berkshirehttp://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/321/7257/371 Operation BerkshireTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Tobacco_Industry_Documents/News_Coverage Article from British Medical Journal. Internal documents from the tobacco industry show that in 1977 seven of the world's major tobacco companies conspired to promote "controversy" over smoking and disease, in an exercise called Operation Berkshire.
Other resource N46 Tobacco industry undermines public health efforts worldwidehttp://www.infact.org/health.html Tobacco industry undermines public health efforts worldwideTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Industry_Critiques Documentation on tobacco industry PR, junk science, campaign contributions, lobbying, advertising and product promotion. Features story of how the U.S. Trade Representative, on behalf of Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco, helped force Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand to water down their tobacco restrictions.
Other resource N47 Failed Promises of the Cigarette Industry and its Effect on Consumer Misperceptions about the Health Risks of Smokinghttp://tc.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/11/suppl_1/i110 Failed Promises of the Cigarette Industry and its Effect on Consumer Misperceptions about the Health Risks of SmokingTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Industry_Critiques Research reviews the public statements made by the tobacco industry and private statements inside the industry, assesses the extent to which cigarette companies fulfilled their 1954 promises, and evaluates the effect on consumer knowledge of the product.
Other resource N48 Tobacco and Health: Deception on a Grand Scalehttp://www.psljournal.com/archives/papers/tobacco2.cfm Tobacco and Health: Deception on a Grand ScaleTop/Society/Issues/Health/Tobacco/Industry_Critiques Journal article is also expert witness testimony covering history of tobacco and the tobacco industry.
Other resource N49 National Health Care Anti-Fraud Associationhttp://www.nhcaa.org/ National Health Care Anti-Fraud AssociationTop/Society/Issues/Health/Fraud Issue-based organization for the detection, investigation, and prosecution of health care fraud.
Other resource N50 Protecting Yourself Against Health Fraudhttp://mentalhealth.about.com/health/mentalhealth/library/h/docs/bld02548.htm Protecting Yourself Against Health FraudTop/Society/Issues/Health/Fraud An index of selected information gathered from various government agencies that addresses health fraud - includes the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
Other resource N51 Alternative Medicines Fraudhttp://seniorhealth.about.com/health/seniorhealth/library/drugs/blaltmed.htm Alternative Medicines FraudTop/Society/Issues/Health/Fraud Information addressing alternative medicine therapies and cures regarding possible fraud.
Other resource N52 New Jersey AIDS Health Fraud Task Forcehttp://www.state.nj.us/health/aids/fraud/ New Jersey AIDS Health Fraud Task ForceTop/Society/Issues/Health/Fraud Identifies the promotion of an AIDS related health product, treatment or service that is known to be false, unproven, or potentially harmful.
Other resource N53 Health Care Fraud Reporthttp://www.bna.com/products/health/hfra.htm Health Care Fraud ReportTop/Society/Issues/Health/Fraud Features a broad range of health care fraud and abuse issues in the private insurance industry, managed care organizations, federal and state programs.
Other resource N54 American Council of Science and Healthhttp://www.acsh.org/medical/ American Council of Science and HealthTop/Society/Issues/Health/Fraud/Quackery Press releases and articles related to health care fraud and quackery.
Other resource N55 National Council Against Health Fraud, Inc.http://www.ncahf.org/ National Council Against Health Fraud, Inc.Top/Society/Issues/Health/Fraud/Quackery The NCAHF is a USA voluntary health agency that focuses its attention upon health fraud, misinformation and quackery as public health problems.
Other resource N56 "Operation Cure-all" Targets Internet Health Fraudhttp://www.ftc.gov/opa/1999/06/opcureall.htm "Operation Cure-all" Targets Internet Health FraudTop/Society/Issues/Health/Fraud/Quackery FTC law enforcement and consumer education campaign focuses on stopping the quacks.
Other resource N57 Fraud Prevention and Detection Tipshttp://www.medicare.gov/fraudabuse/tips.asp Fraud Prevention and Detection TipsTop/Society/Issues/Health/Fraud/Medicare Provides tips on how to detect and prevent Medicare fraud and abuse.
Other resource N58 Law Firms Expand Health Fraud Unitshttp://tampabay.bcentral.com/tampabay/stories/1997/11/17/story6.html Law Firms Expand Health Fraud UnitsTop/Society/Issues/Health/Fraud/Medicare Article about legal aspects of health fraud and the government's crack down on Medicare and other abuses.
Other resource N59 FACIS Compliance Managementhttp://www.facis.com/ FACIS Compliance ManagementTop/Society/Issues/Health/Fraud/Medicare Service provides Medicare exclusion and background checks and supports compliance programs.
Other resource N60 Office of Inspector General Health Fraud Prevention and Detectionhttp://oig.hhs.gov/fraud.html Office of Inspector General Health Fraud Prevention and DetectionTop/Society/Issues/Health/Fraud/Medicare Provides current information, news, and reports related to Medicare fraud.
Other resource N61 Health Officials Fear Local Impact of Smallpox Planhttp://nytimes.com/2003/01/05/national/05VACC.html Health Officials Fear Local Impact of Smallpox PlanTop/Society/Issues/Health/Vaccination New York Times article discusses concerns that local public health departments will need to cut back on their normal work in order to implement the U.S. government's smallpox vaccination plan. [Requires free registration.]
Other resource N62 Smallpox Vaccine Includes a Dose of Riskhttp://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/1031002205.html Smallpox Vaccine Includes a Dose of RiskTop/Society/Issues/Health/Vaccination/Side_Effect_Debate The smallpox vaccine may cause serious medical complications and even death in rare cases, which is why the current vaccination planning is proceeding with great caution.
Other resource N63 Autism Not Linked to MMR Childhood Vaccination - Health Talkhttp://www.healthtalk.ca/autism_vaccination_09092004_3902.php Autism Not Linked to MMR Childhood Vaccination - Health TalkTop/Society/Issues/Health/Vaccination/Side_Effect_Debate/Autism Researcher at McGill University summarizes a 2004 report in The Lancet that says MMR vaccination is not associated with increased risk of autism.
Other resource N64 Vaccinations - HealthWorld Onlinehttp://www.healthy.net/vaccine/ Vaccinations - HealthWorld OnlineTop/Society/Issues/Health/Vaccination/Childhood_Immunization_Issues Information on the toxicity of vaccines, their adverse effects, long-term negative consequences, the new vaccines, and alternative vaccines.
Other resource N65 Medical Research Modernization Committeehttp://www.mrmcmed.org/ Medical Research Modernization CommitteeTop/Society/Issues/Health/Research National health advocacy group composed of physicians, scientists and other health care professionals who evaluate the benefits, risks and costs of medical research methods and technologies. Includes essays, reports and membership information.
Other resource N66 The Great Health Hoaxhttp://www.sepp.org/controv/healthhoax.html The Great Health HoaxTop/Society/Issues/Health/Research/Fraud "Many scientific 'breakthroughs' are nothing but mirages based on flawed research. They result in wasted taxes, false claims for drugs and damaging health scares." This article from the Sunday Telegraph, UK, (right-wing) claims that statisticians skeptical of the validity of Fischer's widely-used 5% p-tests have been ignored. It says nothing about the invalidity of animal research to humans.
Other resource N67 Justice In Mental Health Organizationhttp://hometown.aol.com/jimhofw/jimho.htm Justice In Mental Health OrganizationTop/Society/Issues/Health/Mental_Health Advocates for "justice in family, housing, employment and our social lives, with civil and legal rights as well."
Other resource N68 Alternative Mental Health.comhttp://www.alternativementalhealth.com Alternative Mental Health.comTop/Society/Issues/Health/Mental_Health Alternative Mental Health.com is a guide to alternative mental health(non-psychiatric, health-oriented). The site features a directory of practitioners, organizations and experts from several countries.
Other resource N69 California Network of Mental Health Clientshttp://www.cnmhc.org California Network of Mental Health ClientsTop/Society/Issues/Health/Mental_Health An organization dedicated to empowering MH clients through self-help groups and statewide networking. Offers program report overviews, resources, and current news.
Other resource N70 A Different Kind of Drug Warhttp://www.findarticles.com/cf_0/m1571/46_15/58170574/p1/article.jhtml?term=scientology A Different Kind of Drug WarTop/Society/Issues/Health/Mental_Health/Medication An article which discusses a higher standard of care when prescribing mind-altering drugs for school children.
Other resource N71 Shrink-Rapt Poetry?http://www.blehert.com/essays/shrink.html Shrink-Rapt Poetry?Top/Society/Issues/Health/Mental_Health/Medication An article by a poet, Dean Blehert, on the possible danger of administering psychotropic drugs to creative people.
Other resource N72 AtHealth: Medications for Mental Illnesseshttp://www.athealth.com/Consumer/mcabinet/m_mentalillness.html AtHealth: Medications for Mental IllnessesTop/Society/Issues/Health/Mental_Health/Medication NIH booklet to help people understand the use of medication in the treatment of mental illness.
Other resource N73 Medicate Your Dissenthttp://www.tc.umn.edu/~ellio023/medicate.htm Medicate Your DissentTop/Society/Issues/Health/Mental_Health/Medication Article by philosopher and medical ethicist Carl Elliott that considers the effect of anti-depressants on dissent.
Other resource N74 Prozac Survivorhttp://www2.netdoor.com/~bill/prosurv/prosurv.html Prozac SurvivorTop/Society/Issues/Health/Mental_Health/Medication/Prozac Information about adverse reactions to anti depressant drugs.
Other resource N75 The Aftermath of Serotonergic Drugshttp://www.rense.com/general/pro.htm The Aftermath of Serotonergic DrugsTop/Society/Issues/Health/Mental_Health/Medication/Prozac The harmful side effects of serotonergic drugs like Prozac. Article by Dr. Ann Blake Tracy.
Other resource N76 How to Avoid Mental Health Conservatorship?http://www.namiscc.org/newsletters/July01/conservatorship.htm How to Avoid Mental Health Conservatorship?Top/Society/Issues/Health/Mental_Health/Involuntary_Commitment Explaining the Lanterman Petris Short act, how it can be used to put persons under conservatorship, and how to avoid this.
Other resource N77 Mental Health Faithwebhttp://www.mentalhealth.faithweb.com/ Mental Health FaithwebTop/Society/Issues/Health/Mental_Health/Anti-Psychiatry_Organizations An index to sites that explore abuses in the mental health field, including crimes committed by psychiatrists against their patients, Electro-Shock Therapy, involuntary commitment, abuse of psychotropic drugs and Ritalin.
Other resource N78 Psychiatry USAhttp://www.psychiatryusa.org Psychiatry USATop/Society/Issues/Health/Mental_Health/Anti-Psychiatry_Organizations Speaks out against fabricating disease labels, the pushing of psychiatric drugs, and shock therapy. Site also links to sales of alternative products for ADD/ADHD treatment.
Other resource N79 Mental Healthhttp://www.who.int/mental_health/ Mental HealthTop/Society/Issues/Health/Mental_Health/Substance_Abuse Provides information and statistics about mental health problems related to substance abuse. Site also provides comprehensive information about specific mental disorders.
Other resource N80 Drugs, Smoking and Addictionhttp://www.abelard.org/drugs.htm Drugs, Smoking and AddictionTop/Society/Issues/Health/Mental_Health/Substance_Abuse A perspective on the psychology of addiction, and criticism of the "drug war" as an authoritarian attack on individual liberty.

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