Dr. Peter Breggin writes: What is called “spontaneous” behavior, including exploration and novelty-seeking, is at the heart of normal functioning for animals and humans. Any animal, including monkeys, rats, mice, or pigeons, has a natural curiosity or tendency to explore its environment. These animals also have a natural tendency to congregate and to relate to each other. Their investigative or exploratory drives, as well as their social drives, […]
In a study led by Herbert Rie from the Ohio State Department of Pediatrics, Rie found no objective evidence for improvement from Ritalin on any of a series of tests for learning or performance. The children exhibited “typical suppressive behavioral effects”. The children became: “distinctly more bland or “flat” emotionally, lacking both the age-typical variety and frequency of emotional expression. They responded less, exhibited little or no initiative […]
In 1977, a Norwegian team of researchers led by D. Daarskog demonstrated abnormal growth hormone responses to clinical doses of Dexedrine and Ritalin: The findings indicate an acute and probable long-term effect of dextroamhetamine and methylphenidate on the homeostasis of growth hormone. The possible long-term effects of these drugs on the growth of children indicates the need for caution in the widespread use of these agents. *********************************** In […]
If a parent forced a child to take alcohol, a depressant, in the mistaken belief that he was curing a chemical imbalance in the child’s brain, we would not hesitate to have the child removed from home Yet millions of children are forced to take mind-altering drugs in the equally mistaken belief that depression and other mental illnesses are biologically caused, for which there is not a shred […]
Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks speaks at Berkeley Law School:
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks speaks at Kings College, London, on The Relevance of the Bible for Law and Ethics in Society:
Dr. Peter Breggin testifies before the U.S. House Committee on Veteran Affairs:
Dr. Benjamin Weeks, Prof of Biology at Adelphi University, New York: