Another Health Canada Warning Against Psychiatric Drugs

July 23, 2011 - PRLog -- Vancouver- July 22 2011-Research, conducted by the Citizens Commission on Human Rights a psychiatric watchdog group established by the Church of Scientology, showed that in only the past five years 20 government warnings by five different countries including Switzerland, England, Canada, the US and Europe have been issued on the previously undisclosed dangers of psychiatric drugs citing side effects of drug dependence, addiction, mania, hostility, aggression, psychosis, suicide and violence.

In the latest warning, Health Canada is informing healthcare professionals and consumers that the prescribing information for the entire class of antipsychotic drugs is being updated. The updated labeling will contain safety information on the potential risk of abnormal muscle movements and withdrawal symptoms in newborns whose mothers were treated with these drugs during the third trimester of their pregnancy.

Antipsychotic drugs are used to treat symptoms of psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Health Canada has notified the Canadian manufacturers of antipsychotic drugs (typical and atypical) to update the Product Monographs to include this safety information.

In an earlier Canadian warning Health Canada indicated that Health care professionals should be aware of the risk of agranulocytosis (AR) suspected of being associated with atypical antipsychotics. Agranulocytosis is a life-threatening condition owing to an increased vulnerability to infection and requires immediate medical attention.  Increased awareness leading to early detection and treatment is key to managing this life-threatening AR. Patients should be informed about the importance of symptoms such as fever, sore throat or other infections, and be advised to see their doctor immediately if these symptoms occur.8 Health care professionals are encouraged to report any ARs suspected of being associated with the use of atypical antipsychotics to Health Canada


Another warning issued against the dangers of psychiatry’s drugs came from Health Canada two years ago which warned of heart risks for all drugs used for the made-up “disease” known as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. The warnings include a risk of sudden death.  The mind altering drugs are the most widely prescribed drugs to Canadian children and, according to a public advisory, can increase heart rate and blood pressure.

Brian Beaumont, President of the Vancouver chapter of the Citizens Commission on Human Rights stated, "The fact is, there is nothing in any medical or scientific literature that confirms the existence of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). It was invented by a handful of psychiatrists by a show of hands at an American Psychiatric Association meeting in the 80’s. Thus, psychiatrists are labeling and drugging a non-existent malady which are indictable offences, fraud and child abuse.”

The health agency has made the safety labels and prescribing information stronger on the psychiatric drugs: Adderall XR, Concerta, Dexedrine, Ritalin and Ritalin SR and Strattera, as well as Attenade and Biphentin.

One prevailing psychiatric theory (key to psychotropic drug and amphetamine type drug sales) is that mental disorders result from a chemical imbalance in the brain. As with this and psychiatry’s other theories, there is no biological or other evidence to prove them. Representative of a large group of medical and biochemistry experts, Elliot Valenstein, Ph.D., author of Blaming the Brain says: “There are no tests available for assessing the chemical status of a living person's brain."

There have been 25 reports in the U.S. of children and adults who died suddenly between 1999 and 2003 after taking one of the drugs, including a 13-year-old boy who died within one hour of receiving his first dose. An autopsy revealed he had a heart disorder.

The Citizens Commission on Human Rights was established in 1969 by the Church of Scientology to investigate and expose psychiatric violations of human rights.  For more information and a complete list of recent government inquiries go to www. cchr.org.



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The Citizens Commission on Human Rights was established by the Church of Scientology to investigate and expose psychiatric violations of human rights