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New Report Exposes Human Cost of Involuntary Psychiatric Lockups
Behind the guise of “care,” psychiatry’s coercive system locks away 1.2 million people annually—fueling overdoses, suicides and billions in profit. By Logan H. Merrill September 14, 2025 “History teaches us to beware of benefactors who deprive their beneficiaries of...
Regulators Sound Alarm on ADHD Drug Atomoxetine “Side Effects” Suicide and Homicide
Drug regulatory agencies in Germany and Australia have added warnings that atomoxetine can trigger violent or suicidal thoughts—sparking urgent concern over its long‑term use in children and adults. Why on God’s little green earth would you give your child a drug that...
Psychiatrist Exposes the “Chemical Imbalance” Lie of Her Own Profession in New Book
Psychiatrist Joanna Moncrieff indicts her entire industry for falsely pushing deadly drugs as a “treatment” for depression. Her conclusion: They don’t work. And she’s got the evidence to prove it. This was not on their Bingo card. The psychiatric community awoke one...
New Research Finds Dangerous Psychedelic Drugs Misrepresented by Psychiatry
With profit as the most obvious motive, psychiatry is pushing dangerous psychedelic drugs at every turn. New research studies are pushing back. A profiteering pack of psychiatrists have a new money horse to ride into town: trippy hallucinogenic drugs to “cure” every...
CCHR Commends FDA Decision: Psychedelic Drug Ecstasy Not Proven Safe or Effective Treatment for Traumatized Patients
By CCHR National The U.S. drug regulatory agency examined evidence presented by the company requesting approval for MDMA (ecstasy) and reports from experts examining that evidence before denying approval for the drug as mental health treatment. A medical journal has...
CCHR Applauds California Supreme Court Decision Holding Electroshock Machine Manufacturer Liable for Brain Damage
Court concluded that company’s failure to fully disclose risks of electroshock to a physician meant that the patient also did not know the risks before undergoing the procedure, which resulted in brain damage. Citizens Commission on Human Rights warns device has never...
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