Back in October 2021, I was talking to Patrick about ADHD and his book Obedience Pills. ADHD has since become a very big and polarizing issue in the UK. Katinka Newman has had a prominent and hard-hitting article in the Daily Mail two weeks ago on these issues. There have been earlier RxISK posts on ADHD Nation, and Is there such a thing as Adult ADHD and many posts on the … [Read more...] about The Day the Science Died
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Podcasts, YouTube Channels, Blogs and Related
In some of the comments after the last post, POGO mentioned that Josef Witt-Doerring has done two interviews with me so far and posted them on his site. The Risks of Antidepressants and Antidepressants and Mass Shootings/Murder Suicide: An interview has also appeared on Demystifying Science podcast with Anastasia & Michael Shilo The Podcast called … [Read more...] about Podcasts, YouTube Channels, Blogs and Related
Calling All ADHD Influencers
Obedience Pills has put Patrick Hahn, Bill James and myself in a bit of a spot. We’ve had feedback that we might be contributing to the stigma against ADHD. Our contact gave us a Video to orient us. At the same time, the Guardian in the UK - Tik-Tok and the Rise of ADHD - and Globe and Mail - Adults Seeking ADHD Diagnoses - were writing articles on Adult ADHD, more … [Read more...] about Calling All ADHD Influencers
Obedience Pills
Samizdat has just published Patrick Hahn’s Obedience Pills, a book that reviews the ADHD scene from its origins in the US to its current bloated stimulants-in-the-drinking-water state and the extension of the ADHD franchise to other countries. Like Patrick’s Prescription for Sorrow, Obedience Pills makes no excuses for grabbing people by the throat, pinning them against the … [Read more...] about Obedience Pills
A Birth to Announce
Samizdat is proud to announce the imminent birth of El Naufragio de lo Singular – a transformation into Spanish of Shipwreck of the Singular. The birth will be before the end of September. As the expectant parents wait - they invite you this post as the equivalent of a baby shower party. Baby showers may be primarily or perhaps exclusively North American. This parent had … [Read more...] about A Birth to Announce
From The Little Mermaid to Buffy the Vampire Slayer
This post was triggered by the reactions of women to recent posts here and here. It has a partner in Escape from a Prescription Drug Maze. It fits with a relaunch of the RxISK Facebook Page, where the theme of how do we stop ourselves being silenced is one that will be developed. Tracey whose story featured in What's a Life Worth didn't quite say in the post - but has in … [Read more...] about From The Little Mermaid to Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Ghosts in the Clinical Trial Machine
This is the first part of a two part series on clinical trial fraud from Johanna Ryan, with part 2 next week. Jo is RxISK's clinical trial and shoddy clinical practice sleuth - see The Maintenance Man. Recently the U.S. Department of Justice called attention to a small but worrisome crime wave. Health care fraud is a familiar feature of American life that may account for … [Read more...] about Ghosts in the Clinical Trial Machine
Coercion, Zyprexa and Psychiatry
Imagine this. Someone in your life finds you inordinately eccentric, annoying or alarming, and decides you have a “mental illness,” whatever that is. Soon, you are being apprehended, sometimes violently, and locked up on a psych ward, despite your clear statements that you do not agree to being detained or to being medicated against your will. You may be injected with drugs … [Read more...] about Coercion, Zyprexa and Psychiatry
A Roadmap for Fighting Corporate Giants
To me, The Zyprexa Papers reads like a combination between a Stephen King horror tale and a John Grisham legal thriller. I have met the author Jim Gottstein once, and I remember him as an unassuming low-key individual not prone to self-promotion. After reading this book, I now realize what a heroic figure he actually is. Not because he touts himself as heroic but because what … [Read more...] about A Roadmap for Fighting Corporate Giants
A Legal System for Drug Companies not Patients
On November 28, 2006, attorney Jim Gottstein received a phone call that would change his life. It would propel Gottstein into a legal war against the giant pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly, who would retaliate against him for his release of Lilly’s own documents about its drug Zyprexa. A U.S. District Court would rule that Gottstein had conspired to steal these documents, and … [Read more...] about A Legal System for Drug Companies not Patients