Use of psychiatric drugs on children & the consequences.

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Ann Blake Tracy, Ph.D., Increases in serotonin, exactly what we have been told is the therapeuticbenefit of these antidepressants, produces pedophilia!!! And these drugs arenot the only culprit - we have other things inundating our society such as thenon-stop consumption of sugar and NutraSweet, not to mention the flouridetablets that are being given to small children - all of these substances causesincreases in serotonin. And then we wonder why they now have treatmentfacilities for children as young as FIVE?!!!Let me include for you here my most recent presentation before the FDA theend of this last year encouraging them to look at this very issue beingtriggered by antidepressants. When you couple my testimony with these statsjust inbelow in the article it makes the correlation quite clear.Ann Blake Tracy, Ph.D.,Executive Director, International Coalition For Drug

AwarenessWebsite: _www.drugawareness.Websit_http://www.drugawarhttp://www_(http://www.drugawareness.org/) )Author: Prozac: Panacea or Pandora? - Our Serotonin Nightmare & CD or audio tape on safe withdrawal: "Help! I Can't GetOff My Antidepressant!OffOrder Number: 800-280-0730Dr. Ann Blake Tracy's December 13, 2006 to the FDAAnn Blake-Tracy, PhD, head of the International Coalition for DrugAwareness, author of Prozac: Panacea or Pandora? & Our Serotonin Nightmare. For15 years I have testified in court cases involving antidepressants. The last 17years of my life have been devoted to researching, writing, and lecturing aboutthese drugs.Two of my nieces in their early 20's, a decade apart, attempted suicide onantidepressants, the first on Prozac, the second

just a month ago onWellbutrin.Due to time constraints I refer you to my September, 2004 testimony on thedamaging effects of inhibiting serotonin metabolism - the very mode of actionof antidepressants. Impairing serotonin metabolism results in a multitude ofsymptoms including suicide, violent crime, mania and psychosis. Suicidalideation is, without question, associated with these drugs.Rosie Meysenburg, Sara Bostock and I have collected and posted 1200 newsarticles documenting many exaggerated acts of violence against self or othersat_www.drugawareness.org_ (http://www.drugawareness.org/) with a direct linkto _www.ssristories.com_ (http://www.ssristories.com/)Beyond suicidal ideation we have mania/bipolar increasing dramatically.Antidepressants have always been known to trigger

both.According to the Pharmaceutical Business Review in the last 11 years alone,the number of people in the U.S. with "bipolar" disorder has increased by 4.8million.Dr. Malcolm Bowers of Yale, found in the late 90's over 200,000 peopleyearly are hospitalized with antidepressant-induced manic psychosis. They alsopoint out that most go unrecognized as medication-induced, remain unhospitalized, and a threat to themselves and others.What types of threats from manias?Pyromania: A compulsion to start firesKleptomania: A compulsion to embezzle, shoplift, commit robberiesDipsomania: An uncontrollable urge to drink alcoholNymphomania and erotomania: Sexual compulsions - a pathologic preoccupationwith sexual fantasies or activitiesChild sex abuse has increased dramatically with even female teachers goingmanic on these drugs

and seducing students. The head of the sex abusetreatment program for Utah estimated 80% of sex crime perpetrators were onantidepressants at the time of the crime. While Karl Von Kleist, an ex-LAPDofficer and leading polygraph expert estimated 90% - strong evidence of manic sexualcompulsions that demand attention.Diabetes has skyrocketed, has been linked to antidepressants, and bloodsugar imbalances have long been suspected as the cause of mania or bipolar.Anyone who has witnessed someone in insulin shock would see the strikingsimilarity to a violent reaction to an antidepressant.If there has been any increase in suicide since the black box warning it isdue to doctors not knowing how to get patients off these drugs safely.Clearly far too many lives are being destroyed in various ways by thesedrugs.TREATMENT FACILITIESThe rise in juvenile sex offenders has spawned hundreds of new

treatmentfacilities for children as young as 5. In 2002, there were 937 programs in the U.S. treating adolescent offenders —generally ages 12-17 — up from 346 in 1986. Over the same period, the list of programs specifically aimed at childrenunder 12 grew from zero to 410, according to The Safer Society Foundation.Some psychologists blame the increase — 40 percent over two decades — on asociety saturated with sex and violence and the fact that many of the accusedwere themselves victims of adult sexual predators. Others say there are notmore children committing such crimes, there is simply more awareness, betterreporting and a general hysteria about sex offenders. "I don't think it's appropriate to suggest we have whole schools full ofsexual predators ... but we're seeing more of it and more sexually aggressiveacts," said Scott Poland, past president of the National

Association of SchoolPsychologists. "How do these kids even know about this? It's permeatedthroughout our society." Robert Prentky, a psychologist and nationally renowned expert on sexoffenders, thinks the statistics are misleading. "There aren't more kids, there are more laws," he said. "We now have fairlydraconian laws with very harsh sanctions that apply to juveniles."The number of children under 18 accused of forcible rape, violent andnonviolent sex offenses has steadily risen, from 24,100 children in 1985 to33,800 in 2004, the AP's analysis found. Violent offenses include attempted rape andsexual assault, while nonviolent offenses including fondling, statutory rapeand prostitution. By comparison, between 1993 and 2004, rape and sexual assaults by adultsdecreased more than 56 percent. (Identical statistics were unavailable before1993)._http://www.iht.com/bin/print.php?id=6069594_(http://www.iht.com/bin/print.php?id=6069594)(http://www.iht.com/)AP Enterprise: Sex offenders getting younger, more violentThe Associated PressFriday, June 8, 2007(http://anad.tacoda.net/ads/sk13981a-map.cgi/SZ=120X600A/V=2.1S/BRC=54222/BCPG41\208.65304.74722/)STOCKTON, California: U.S. courts have seen the number of sex offense casesinvolving juvenile offenders rise dramatically in recent years, an AssociatedPress review of national statistics found, and treatment professionals

saythe offenders are getting younger and the crimes more violent. Some psychologists blame the increase — 40 percent over two decades — on asociety saturated with sex and violence and the fact that many of the accusedwere themselves victims of adult sexual predators. Others say there are notmore children committing such crimes, there is simply more awareness, betterreporting and a general hysteria about sex offenders. "I don't think it's appropriate to suggest we have whole schools full ofsexual predators ... but we're seeing more of it and more sexually aggressiveacts," said Scott Poland, past president of the National Association of SchoolPsychologists. "How do these kids even know about this? It's permeatedthroughout our society." Robert Prentky, a psychologist and nationally renowned expert on sexoffenders, thinks the statistics are misleading. "There aren't more

kids, there are more laws," he said. "We now have fairlydraconian laws with very harsh sanctions that apply to juveniles."The number of children under 18 accused of forcible rape, violent andnonviolent sex offenses has steadily risen, from 24,100 children in 1985 to33,800 in 2004, the AP's analysis found. Violent offenses include attempted rape andsexual assault, while nonviolent offenses including fondling, statutory rapeand prostitution. By comparison, between 1993 and 2004, rape and sexual assaults by adultsdecreased more than 56 percent. (Identical statistics were unavailable before1993). Studies show that one in two sex offenders began their sexually abusivebehavior as a juvenile. In reaching its findings, the AP analyzed state and federal crimestatistics, as well as independent research on juvenile sex offenders. The sources included the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of

Justice Statistics; theNational Center for Juvenile Justice, a nonprofit that specializes in statistical and policy research; and The Safer Society Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit thatworks to prevent sexual abuse. Sharon Araji, a psychologist who took one of the first broad looks at theproblem in her book, "Sexually Aggressive Children," thinks the number ofchild-on-child sex crimes is actually even higher than the statistics indicate.Only 28 percent of all violent sexual assaults are reported to police,according to a 1999 National Crime Victimization Survey. And cases of incestbetween siblings are widely thought to be underreported and may drive the numbers even higher, Araji says. "The whole society is not yet up on this problem," Araji said. "These kids,on the extreme end, if nothing is done to catch them, they're going to becomeour adult offenders of tomorrow." A 2001 report by

the U.S. Department of Justice said "the scope of theproblem may be underestimated because juvenile sex offenders who become knownto the system may represent only a small proportion of juveniles who havecommitted such offenses." The rise in juvenile sex offenders has spawned hundreds of new treatmentfacilities for children as young as 5. In 2002, there were 937 programs in the U.S. treating adolescent offenders —generally ages 12-17 — up from 346 in 1986. Over the same period, the list of programs specifically aimed at childrenunder 12 grew from zero to 410, according to The Safer Society Foundation.But Franklin Zimring, a juvenile justice expert at the University ofCalifornia, Berkeley, thinks many children are unnecessarily treated as sexoffenders. True pedophiles are extremely rare among young people, he says."As long as the public temperature is up, you're going to get more

referralsfrom the courts for treatment," he said. "If you don't want to lock a kidup, treatment is a politically safe outcome." Many experts agree that some amount of sexual exploration by young people ishealthy, but incidents cross the line when force and violence are involved,they say. Recent incidents range from two 13-year-old boys in Nebraska who wereaccused in January of videotaping their assault of two 5-year-old girls and a3-year-old boy, to the 8-year-old New York state boy accused of assaulting a6-year-old boy after he saw a prison rape scene in an R-rated movie.In Alaska, lawyer Dennis Maloney calls it an epidemic. His state has one of nation's highest per capita rates of youth sexoffenders in treatment, as well as one of the highest rates of treatment programs per capita. Others in the top seven include Hawaii, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana,New Hampshire and Vermont,

according to the Safer Society Foundation.Maloney represents the family of a 6-year-old boy raped by a fellowkindergartner. In an interview with a police officer, the boy revealed that aclassmate attacked him in the bathroom and raped the boy. "He said, 'Please, I'll be your best friend,'" the alleged victim said,according to a transcript of the interview.The victim's parents sued the other boy's family and the Anchorage SchoolDistrict."It shocked me that this was going on," Maloney said. "I had no idea." Experts say certain trends emerge among the children charged with sex crimesagainst other children.Many (estimates range from 40 percent to 80 percent) were molestedthemselves. And 42 percent have been exposed to hardcore pornography, theOffice ofJuvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, an arm of the U.S. Department ofJustice, said in a 2001 report.Psychologists prefer to refer to

juveniles charged with sex crimes as"sexually aggressive children," rather than as sex offenders.In her research, Araji found children as young as 3 can be sexuallyaggressive, but the most common age of onset is between 6 and 9.Psychologist Heather Bowlds, who runs a sex offender treatment programwithin California's Department of Juvenile Justice, says sexually aggressivechildren often have a skewed sense of sexuality in which force or violencebecomesnormal."Some kids see it as how you show affection, how you get your needs met,"she said. "If you're a kid watching your father rape your mother ... if I feellike I want it, I can get it, no matter whatUS: 1 in 150 children has AutismUS: 1 in 6 children suffers a developmental disorderNew Jersey: 1 in 94 has Autism UK: 1 in 86 has

Autism China : Over 20 lakh autistic children, India : No authentic figures, expected one crore+ (1 in 250) AUTISM IS NOTHING BUT MERCURY POISONING. THERE IS MERCURY IN VACCINES!!

Moody friends. Drama queens. Your life? Nope! - their life, your story. Play Sims Stories at Games.

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Interesting.In the book ""Romeo error" the famous author Lyall Watson says that Lord Buddha took the Serotonin-rich fruits of the holy tree "Ficus Religiosa", under which he was meditating for forty days continuously, before he could attain enlightenment, and the Serotonin in the fruit could have helped him in his quest for the Truth. Of course Mr. Watson did not say how much of the fruit the Lord might have taken daily.Jagannath Chatterjee <jagchat01 wrote: Ann Blake Tracy,

Ph.D., Increases in serotonin, exactly what we have been told is the therapeuticbenefit of these antidepressants, produces pedophilia!!! And these drugs arenot the only culprit - we have other things inundating our society such as thenon-stop consumption of sugar and NutraSweet, not to mention the flouridetablets that are being given to small children - all of these substances causesincreases in serotonin. And then we wonder why they now have treatmentfacilities for children as young as FIVE?!!!Let me include for you here my most recent presentation before the FDA theend of this last year encouraging them to look at this very issue beingtriggered by antidepressants. When you couple my testimony with these statsjust inbelow in the article it makes the correlation quite clear.Ann Blake Tracy, Ph.D.,Executive Director, International Coalition For Drug AwarenessWebsite:

_www.drugawareness.Websit_http://www.drugawarhttp://www_(http://www.drugawareness.org/) )Author: Prozac: Panacea or Pandora? - Our Serotonin Nightmare & CD or audio tape on safe withdrawal: "Help! I Can't GetOff My Antidepressant!OffOrder Number: 800-280-0730Dr. Ann Blake Tracy's December 13, 2006 to the FDAAnn Blake-Tracy, PhD, head of the International Coalition for DrugAwareness, author of Prozac: Panacea or Pandora? & Our Serotonin Nightmare. For15 years I have testified in court cases involving antidepressants. The last 17years of my life have been devoted to researching, writing, and lecturing aboutthese drugs.Two of my nieces in their early 20's, a decade apart, attempted suicide onantidepressants, the first on Prozac, the

second just a month ago onWellbutrin.Due to time constraints I refer you to my September, 2004 testimony on thedamaging effects of inhibiting serotonin metabolism - the very mode of actionof antidepressants. Impairing serotonin metabolism results in a multitude ofsymptoms including suicide, violent crime, mania and psychosis. Suicidalideation is, without question, associated with these drugs.Rosie Meysenburg, Sara Bostock and I have collected and posted 1200 newsarticles documenting many exaggerated acts of violence against self or othersat_www.drugawareness.org_ (http://www.drugawareness.org/) with a direct linkto _www.ssristories.com_ (http://www.ssristories.com/)Beyond suicidal ideation we have mania/bipolar increasing dramatically.Antidepressants

have always been known to trigger both.According to the Pharmaceutical Business Review in the last 11 years alone,the number of people in the U.S. with "bipolar" disorder has increased by 4.8million.Dr. Malcolm Bowers of Yale, found in the late 90's over 200,000 peopleyearly are hospitalized with antidepressant-induced manic psychosis. They alsopoint out that most go unrecognized as medication-induced, remain unhospitalized, and a threat to themselves and others.What types of threats from manias?Pyromania: A compulsion to start firesKleptomania: A compulsion to embezzle, shoplift, commit robberiesDipsomania: An uncontrollable urge to drink alcoholNymphomania and erotomania: Sexual compulsions - a pathologic preoccupationwith sexual fantasies or activitiesChild sex abuse has increased dramatically with even female

teachers goingmanic on these drugs and seducing students. The head of the sex abusetreatment program for Utah estimated 80% of sex crime perpetrators were onantidepressants at the time of the crime. While Karl Von Kleist, an ex-LAPDofficer and leading polygraph expert estimated 90% - strong evidence of manic sexualcompulsions that demand attention.Diabetes has skyrocketed, has been linked to antidepressants, and bloodsugar imbalances have long been suspected as the cause of mania or bipolar.Anyone who has witnessed someone in insulin shock would see the strikingsimilarity to a violent reaction to an antidepressant.If there has been any increase in suicide since the black box warning it isdue to doctors not knowing how to get patients off these drugs safely.Clearly far too many lives are being destroyed in various ways by thesedrugs.TREATMENT FACILITIESThe rise in juvenile sex

offenders has spawned hundreds of new treatmentfacilities for children as young as 5. In 2002, there were 937 programs in the U.S. treating adolescent offenders —generally ages 12-17 — up from 346 in 1986. Over the same period, the list of programs specifically aimed at childrenunder 12 grew from zero to 410, according to The Safer Society Foundation.Some psychologists blame the increase — 40 percent over two decades — on asociety saturated with sex and violence and the fact that many of the accusedwere themselves victims of adult sexual predators. Others say there are notmore children committing such crimes, there is simply more awareness, betterreporting and a general hysteria about sex offenders. "I don't think it's appropriate to suggest we have whole schools full ofsexual predators ... but we're seeing more of it and more sexually aggressiveacts," said Scott

Poland, past president of the National Association of SchoolPsychologists. "How do these kids even know about this? It's permeatedthroughout our society." Robert Prentky, a psychologist and nationally renowned expert on sexoffenders, thinks the statistics are misleading. "There aren't more kids, there are more laws," he said. "We now have fairlydraconian laws with very harsh sanctions that apply to juveniles."The number of children under 18 accused of forcible rape, violent andnonviolent sex offenses has steadily risen, from 24,100 children in 1985 to33,800 in 2004, the AP's analysis found. Violent offenses include attempted rape andsexual assault, while nonviolent offenses including fondling, statutory rapeand prostitution. By comparison, between 1993 and 2004, rape and sexual assaults by adultsdecreased more than 56 percent. (Identical statistics were unavailable

before1993)._http://www.iht.com/bin/print.php?id=6069594_(http://www.iht.com/bin/print.php?id=6069594)(http://www.iht.com/)AP Enterprise: Sex offenders getting younger, more violentThe Associated PressFriday, June 8, 2007(http://anad.tacoda.net/ads/sk13981a-map.cgi/SZ=120X600A/V=2.1S/BRC=54222/BCPG41\208.65304.74722/)STOCKTON, California: U.S. courts have seen the number of sex offense casesinvolving juvenile offenders rise dramatically in recent years, an

AssociatedPress review of national statistics found, and treatment professionals saythe offenders are getting younger and the crimes more violent. Some psychologists blame the increase — 40 percent over two decades — on asociety saturated with sex and violence and the fact that many of the accusedwere themselves victims of adult sexual predators. Others say there are notmore children committing such crimes, there is simply more awareness, betterreporting and a general hysteria about sex offenders. "I don't think it's appropriate to suggest we have whole schools full ofsexual predators ... but we're seeing more of it and more sexually aggressiveacts," said Scott Poland, past president of the National Association of SchoolPsychologists. "How do these kids even know about this? It's permeatedthroughout our society." Robert Prentky, a psychologist and nationally renowned expert on

sexoffenders, thinks the statistics are misleading. "There aren't more kids, there are more laws," he said. "We now have fairlydraconian laws with very harsh sanctions that apply to juveniles."The number of children under 18 accused of forcible rape, violent andnonviolent sex offenses has steadily risen, from 24,100 children in 1985 to33,800 in 2004, the AP's analysis found. Violent offenses include attempted rape andsexual assault, while nonviolent offenses including fondling, statutory rapeand prostitution. By comparison, between 1993 and 2004, rape and sexual assaults by adultsdecreased more than 56 percent. (Identical statistics were unavailable before1993). Studies show that one in two sex offenders began their sexually abusivebehavior as a juvenile. In reaching its findings, the AP analyzed state and federal crimestatistics, as well as independent research on

juvenile sex offenders. The sources included the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics; theNational Center for Juvenile Justice, a nonprofit that specializes in statistical and policy research; and The Safer Society Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit thatworks to prevent sexual abuse. Sharon Araji, a psychologist who took one of the first broad looks at theproblem in her book, "Sexually Aggressive Children," thinks the number ofchild-on-child sex crimes is actually even higher than the statistics indicate.Only 28 percent of all violent sexual assaults are reported to police,according to a 1999 National Crime Victimization Survey. And cases of incestbetween siblings are widely thought to be underreported and may drive the numbers even higher, Araji says. "The whole society is not yet up on this problem," Araji said. "These kids,on the extreme end, if nothing is done to catch them,

they're going to becomeour adult offenders of tomorrow." A 2001 report by the U.S. Department of Justice said "the scope of theproblem may be underestimated because juvenile sex offenders who become knownto the system may represent only a small proportion of juveniles who havecommitted such offenses." The rise in juvenile sex offenders has spawned hundreds of new treatmentfacilities for children as young as 5. In 2002, there were 937 programs in the U.S. treating adolescent offenders —generally ages 12-17 — up from 346 in 1986. Over the same period, the list of programs specifically aimed at childrenunder 12 grew from zero to 410, according to The Safer Society Foundation.But Franklin Zimring, a juvenile justice expert at the University ofCalifornia, Berkeley, thinks many children are unnecessarily treated as sexoffenders. True pedophiles are extremely rare among

young people, he says."As long as the public temperature is up, you're going to get more referralsfrom the courts for treatment," he said. "If you don't want to lock a kidup, treatment is a politically safe outcome." Many experts agree that some amount of sexual exploration by young people ishealthy, but incidents cross the line when force and violence are involved,they say. Recent incidents range from two 13-year-old boys in Nebraska who wereaccused in January of videotaping their assault of two 5-year-old girls and a3-year-old boy, to the 8-year-old New York state boy accused of assaulting a6-year-old boy after he saw a prison rape scene in an R-rated movie.In Alaska, lawyer Dennis Maloney calls it an epidemic. His state has one of nation's highest per capita rates of youth sexoffenders in treatment, as well as one of the highest rates of treatment programs per capita. Others in

the top seven include Hawaii, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana,New Hampshire and Vermont, according to the Safer Society Foundation.Maloney represents the family of a 6-year-old boy raped by a fellowkindergartner. In an interview with a police officer, the boy revealed that aclassmate attacked him in the bathroom and raped the boy. "He said, 'Please, I'll be your best friend,'" the alleged victim said,according to a transcript of the interview.The victim's parents sued the other boy's family and the Anchorage SchoolDistrict."It shocked me that this was going on," Maloney said. "I had no idea." Experts say certain trends emerge among the children charged with sex crimesagainst other children.Many (estimates range from 40 percent to 80 percent) were molestedthemselves. And 42 percent have been exposed to hardcore pornography, theOffice ofJuvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, an arm of the

U.S. Department ofJustice, said in a 2001 report.Psychologists prefer to refer to juveniles charged with sex crimes as"sexually aggressive children," rather than as sex offenders.In her research, Araji found children as young as 3 can be sexuallyaggressive, but the most common age of onset is between 6 and 9.Psychologist Heather Bowlds, who runs a sex offender treatment programwithin California's Department of Juvenile Justice, says sexually aggressivechildren often have a skewed sense of sexuality in which force or violencebecomesnormal."Some kids see it as how you show affection, how you get your needs met,"she said. "If you're a kid watching your father rape your mother ... if I feellike I want it, I can get it, no matter whatUS: 1 in 150 children has AutismUS: 1 in 6 children suffers a developmental disorderNew Jersey: 1 in 94

has Autism UK: 1 in 86 has Autism China : Over 20 lakh autistic children, India : No authentic figures, expected one crore+ (1 in 250) AUTISM IS NOTHING BUT MERCURY POISONING. THERE IS MERCURY IN VACCINES!! Moody friends. Drama queens. Your life? Nope! - their life, your story. Play Sims Stories at Games.

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Interesting.In the book ""Romeo error" the famous author Lyall Watson says that Lord Buddha took the Serotonin-rich fruits of the holy tree "Ficus Religiosa", under which he was meditating for forty days continuously, before he could attain enlightenment, and the Serotonin in the fruit could have helped him in his quest for the Truth. Of course Mr. Watson did not say how much of the fruit the Lord might have taken daily.Jagannath Chatterjee <jagchat01 > wrote:

 

 

 

Ann Blake Tracy, Ph.D.,

Increases in serotonin, exactly what we have been told is the therapeuticbenefit of these antidepressants, produces pedophilia!!! And these drugs arenot the only culprit - we have other things inundating our society such as thenon-stop consumption of sugar and NutraSweet, not to mention the flouridetablets that are being given to small children - all of these substances causesincreases in serotonin. And then we wonder why they now have treatmentfacilities for children as young as FIVE?!!!Let me include for you here my most recent presentation before the FDA theend of this last year encouraging them to look at this very issue beingtriggered by antidepressants. When you couple my testimony with these statsjust inbelow in the article it makes the correlation quite clear.Ann Blake Tracy, Ph.D.,Executive Director, International Coalition For Drug AwarenessWebsite: _www.drugawareness.Websit_http://www.drugawarhttp://www_(http://www.drugawareness.org/) )Author: Prozac: Panacea or Pandora? - Our Serotonin Nightmare & CD or audio tape on safe withdrawal: "Help! I Can't GetOff My Antidepressant!OffOrder Number: 800-280-0730Dr. Ann Blake Tracy's December 13, 2006 to the FDAAnn Blake-Tracy, PhD, head of the International Coalition for DrugAwareness, author of Prozac: Panacea or Pandora? & Our Serotonin Nightmare. For15 years I have testified in court cases involving antidepressants. The last 17years of my life have been devoted to researching, writing, and lecturing aboutthese drugs.Two of my nieces in their early 20's, a decade apart, attempted suicide onantidepressants, the first on Prozac, the second just a month ago onWellbutrin.Due to time constraints I refer you to my September, 2004 testimony on thedamaging effects of inhibiting serotonin metabolism - the very mode of actionof antidepressants. Impairing serotonin metabolism results in a multitude ofsymptoms including suicide, violent crime, mania and psychosis. Suicidalideation is, without question, associated with these drugs.Rosie Meysenburg, Sara Bostock and I have collected and posted 1200 newsarticles documenting many exaggerated acts of violence against self or othersat_www.drugawareness.org_ (http://www.drugawareness.org/) with a direct linkto _www.ssristories.com_ (http://www.ssristories.com/)Beyond suicidal ideation we have mania/bipolar increasing dramatically.Antidepressants have always been known to trigger both.According to the Pharmaceutical Business Review in the last 11 years alone,the number of people in the U.S. with "bipolar" disorder has increased by 4.8million.Dr. Malcolm Bowers of Yale, found in the late 90's over 200,000 peopleyearly are hospitalized with antidepressant-induced manic psychosis. They alsopoint out that most go unrecognized as medication-induced, remain unhospitalized, and a threat to themselves and others.What types of threats from manias?Pyromania: A compulsion to start firesKleptomania: A compulsion to embezzle, shoplift, commit robberiesDipsomania: An uncontrollable urge to drink alcoholNymphomania and erotomania: Sexual compulsions - a pathologic preoccupationwith sexual fantasies or activitiesChild sex abuse has increased dramatically with even female teachers goingmanic on these drugs and seducing students. The head of the sex abusetreatment program for Utah estimated 80% of sex crime perpetrators were onantidepressants at the time of the crime. While Karl Von Kleist, an ex-LAPDofficer and leading polygraph expert estimated 90% - strong evidence of manic sexualcompulsions that demand attention.Diabetes has skyrocketed, has been linked to antidepressants, and bloodsugar imbalances have long been suspected as the cause of mania or bipolar.Anyone who has witnessed someone in insulin shock would see the strikingsimilarity to a violent reaction to an antidepressant.If there has been any increase in suicide since the black box warning it isdue to doctors not knowing how to get patients off these drugs safely.Clearly far too many lives are being destroyed in various ways by thesedrugs.TREATMENT FACILITIESThe rise in juvenile sex offenders has spawned hundreds of new treatmentfacilities for children as young as 5.

In 2002, there were 937 programs in the U.S. treating adolescent offenders —generally ages 12-17 — up from 346 in 1986.

Over the same period, the list of programs specifically aimed at childrenunder 12 grew from zero to 410, according to The Safer Society Foundation.Some psychologists blame the increase — 40 percent over two decades — on asociety saturated with sex and violence and the fact that many of the accusedwere themselves victims of adult sexual predators. Others say there are notmore children committing such crimes, there is simply more awareness, betterreporting and a general hysteria about sex offenders.

"I don't think it's appropriate to suggest we have whole schools full ofsexual predators ... but we're seeing more of it and more sexually aggressiveacts," said Scott Poland, past president of the National Association of SchoolPsychologists. "How do these kids even know about this? It's permeatedthroughout our society."

Robert Prentky, a psychologist and nationally renowned expert on sexoffenders, thinks the statistics are misleading.

"There aren't more kids, there are more laws," he said. "We now have fairlydraconian laws with very harsh sanctions that apply to juveniles."The number of children under 18 accused of forcible rape, violent andnonviolent sex offenses has steadily risen, from 24,100 children in 1985 to33,800 in 2004, the AP's analysis found. Violent offenses include attempted rape andsexual assault, while nonviolent offenses including fondling, statutory rapeand prostitution.

By comparison, between 1993 and 2004, rape and sexual assaults by adultsdecreased more than 56 percent. (Identical statistics were unavailable before1993)._http://www.iht.com/bin/print.php?id=6069594_(http://www.iht.com/bin/print.php?id=6069594)(http://www.iht.com/)AP Enterprise: Sex offenders getting younger, more violentThe Associated PressFriday, June 8, 2007(http://anad.tacoda.net/ads/sk13981a-map.cgi/SZ=120X600A/V=2.1S/BRC=54222/BCPG41\208.65304.74722/)STOCKTON, California: U.S. courts have seen the number of sex offense casesinvolving juvenile offenders rise dramatically in recent years, an AssociatedPress review of national statistics found, and treatment professionals saythe offenders are getting younger and the crimes more violent.

Some psychologists blame the increase — 40 percent over two decades — on asociety saturated with sex and violence and the fact that many of the accusedwere themselves victims of adult sexual predators. Others say there are notmore children committing such crimes, there is simply more awareness, betterreporting and a general hysteria about sex offenders.

"I don't think it's appropriate to suggest we have whole schools full ofsexual predators ... but we're seeing more of it and more sexually aggressiveacts," said Scott Poland, past president of the National Association of SchoolPsychologists. "How do these kids even know about this? It's permeatedthroughout our society."

Robert Prentky, a psychologist and nationally renowned expert on sexoffenders, thinks the statistics are misleading.

"There aren't more kids, there are more laws," he said. "We now have fairlydraconian laws with very harsh sanctions that apply to juveniles."The number of children under 18 accused of forcible rape, violent andnonviolent sex offenses has steadily risen, from 24,100 children in 1985 to33,800 in 2004, the AP's analysis found. Violent offenses include attempted rape andsexual assault, while nonviolent offenses including fondling, statutory rapeand prostitution.

By comparison, between 1993 and 2004, rape and sexual assaults by adultsdecreased more than 56 percent. (Identical statistics were unavailable before1993).

Studies show that one in two sex offenders began their sexually abusivebehavior as a juvenile.

In reaching its findings, the AP analyzed state and federal crimestatistics, as well as independent research on juvenile sex offenders. The sources included the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics; theNational Center for Juvenile Justice, a nonprofit that specializes in statistical and policy research; and The Safer Society Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit thatworks to prevent sexual abuse.

Sharon Araji, a psychologist who took one of the first broad looks at theproblem in her book, "Sexually Aggressive Children," thinks the number ofchild-on-child sex crimes is actually even higher than the statistics indicate.Only 28 percent of all violent sexual assaults are reported to police,according to a 1999 National Crime Victimization Survey. And cases of incestbetween siblings are widely thought to be underreported and may drive the numbers even higher, Araji says.

"The whole society is not yet up on this problem," Araji said. "These kids,on the extreme end, if nothing is done to catch them, they're going to becomeour adult offenders of tomorrow."

A 2001 report by the U.S. Department of Justice said "the scope of theproblem may be underestimated because juvenile sex offenders who become knownto the system may represent only a small proportion of juveniles who havecommitted such offenses."

The rise in juvenile sex offenders has spawned hundreds of new treatmentfacilities for children as young as 5.

In 2002, there were 937 programs in the U.S. treating adolescent offenders —generally ages 12-17 — up from 346 in 1986.

Over the same period, the list of programs specifically aimed at childrenunder 12 grew from zero to 410, according to The Safer Society Foundation.But Franklin Zimring, a juvenile justice expert at the University ofCalifornia, Berkeley, thinks many children are unnecessarily treated as sexoffenders. True pedophiles are extremely rare among young people, he says."As long as the public temperature is up, you're going to get more referralsfrom the courts for treatment," he said. "If you don't want to lock a kidup, treatment is a politically safe outcome."

Many experts agree that some amount of sexual exploration by young people ishealthy, but incidents cross the line when force and violence are involved,they say.

Recent incidents range from two 13-year-old boys in Nebraska who wereaccused in January of videotaping their assault of two 5-year-old girls and a3-year-old boy, to the 8-year-old New York state boy accused of assaulting a6-year-old boy after he saw a prison rape scene in an R-rated movie.In Alaska, lawyer Dennis Maloney calls it an epidemic.

His state has one of nation's highest per capita rates of youth sexoffenders in treatment, as well as one of the highest rates of treatment programs per capita. Others in the top seven include Hawaii, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana,New Hampshire and Vermont, according to the Safer Society Foundation.Maloney represents the family of a 6-year-old boy raped by a fellowkindergartner. In an interview with a police officer, the boy revealed that aclassmate attacked him in the bathroom and raped the boy.

"He said, 'Please, I'll be your best friend,'" the alleged victim said,according to a transcript of the interview.The victim's parents sued the other boy's family and the Anchorage SchoolDistrict."It shocked me that this was going on," Maloney said. "I had no idea."

Experts say certain trends emerge among the children charged with sex crimesagainst other children.Many (estimates range from 40 percent to 80 percent) were molestedthemselves. And 42 percent have been exposed to hardcore pornography, theOffice ofJuvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, an arm of the U.S. Department ofJustice, said in a 2001 report.Psychologists prefer to refer to juveniles charged with sex crimes as"sexually aggressive children," rather than as sex offenders.In her research, Araji found children as young as 3 can be sexuallyaggressive, but the most common age of onset is between 6 and 9.Psychologist Heather Bowlds, who runs a sex offender treatment programwithin California's Department of Juvenile Justice, says sexually aggressivechildren often have a skewed sense of sexuality in which force or violencebecomesnormal."Some kids see it as how you show affection, how you get your needs met,"she said. "If you're a kid watching your father rape your mother ... if I feellike I want it, I can get it, no matter what

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India : No authentic figures, expected one crore+ (1 in 250)

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Drug is definitely out. However fruit fasting is common in India from ancient

times and may be if one does not take anything else other than the

serotonin-rich fruits then the effect of the naturally obtained serotonin may be

helpful. It is said that even prophet Muhammad took only dates and barley bread

and this implies that probably he did not take any meat and other such heavy

food-items. it is said that date too has serotonin.

 

Coming to Lord Buddha's fasting it has been reported that there was a lady who

brought some 'paayasam', which is a rice and milk preparation, to the Lord, who

was famished. Lord Buddha was against torturing the body.

 

Sandhirs <nimmiraj61 wrote:

Gautama Budhha meditated under the tree without food and water. He did not eat

fruits of any sort whatsoever.

One does not get enlightened with drugs. True light comes from intense mental

discipline.

In no sphere of human activity, drugs help in enhancing performance. Witness

the strict observance against narcotics or alcohol for pilots, fighting forces

and athletes.

Rajinder

[Guest guest]

Hi Sunil!

 

A fast means without water and fruits. The latest popular exponent of fasting was Gandhiji. He did not even take water. His last fast to give Rs 55 (present value Rs 55,000 crore) crore to Pakistan was broken after 20 or 21 days without water or fruits when Sardar Patel broke down and agreed to give the money to Pakistan. Those who observe Roza do not even drink water. Muhammad was a nomad in a land where dates and camel's milk/meat was the staple diet. The same land before Mohamed produced assassins through use of narcotics and the assurance of 75 virgins hereafter after martyrdom during Jihad.

Jet age fasters resort to fruit fasting during Navratris. They are supposedly on fast eating and drinking the choicest delicacies. Only they do not take cereals, meat, fish, eggs or alcoholic drinks during the so called period of fasting.

Holy men observe a real fast. Guatama Budha perhaps took "paayasam" from the lady to break his fast. Gautama Budhha was a seeker of truth and propounded Budhism only after realising enlightenment the classical Indian way by going into meditation for a prolonged period of time under the Bodha tree. The intense concentration resorted to by holy persons is broken if they start eating fruits. I am sure that most of us are aware of the story of Menaka who was sent by the Gods to break the concentration of the Rishi observing meditation. A fruit fasting Rishi does not require a Menaka to break his concentration. His concentration or Tapasaya is already broken in the act of eating. Yes, some so called Sadhus take Ganja but they are not holy persons. They are simply hippies of India who have run away from their responsibilities. Sadhus live in their ashrams and do not mingle with the populace.

 

Rajinder

 

 

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Sunil Bhattacharjya

Friday, June 15, 2007 9:19 AM

Re: [HealthyIndia] Use of psychiatric drugs on children & the consequences.

 

 

Drug is definitely out. However fruit fasting is common in India from ancient times and may be if one does not take anything else other than the serotonin-rich fruits then the effect of the naturally obtained serotonin may be helpful. It is said that even prophet Muhammad took only dates and barley bread and this implies that probably he did not take any meat and other such heavy food-items. it is said that date too has serotonin.Coming to Lord Buddha's fasting it has been reported that there was a lady who brought some 'paayasam', which is a rice and milk preparation, to the Lord, who was famished. Lord Buddha was against torturing the body.

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Further to the last mail on this topic I would also like to draw your attention to the fact that Patanjali's Yoga Sutra (4.1) does mention about the role of drugs to develop Psychic powers. But these were probably used by the advanced yogis or by disciples, under expert supervision of their gurus and that too within the permissible limits and restricted to the permissible types of the natural products. For ordinary people no such drug has ever been permitted in the past.Sunil Bhattacharjya <sunil_bhattacharjya wrote:

Drug is definitely out. However fruit fasting is common in India from ancient times and may be if one does not take anything else other than the serotonin-rich fruits then the effect of the naturally obtained serotonin may be helpful. It is said that even prophet Muhammad took only dates and barley bread and this implies that probably he did not take any meat and other such heavy food-items. it is said that date too has serotonin. Coming to Lord Buddha's fasting it has been reported that there was a lady who brought some 'paayasam', which is a rice and milk preparation, to the Lord, who was famished. Lord Buddha was against torturing the body. Sandhirs <nimmiraj61 (AT) (DOT) co.uk> wrote: Gautama Budhha meditated under the tree without food and water. He did not eat fruits of any sort whatsoever. One does not get enlightened with drugs. True light comes

from intense mental discipline. In no sphere of human activity, drugs help in enhancing performance. Witness the strict observance against narcotics or alcohol for pilots, fighting forces and athletes. Rajinder

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Hi Rajinder,People observe different types of fasts. It does not matter to them whether others approve their type of fasting or not. The fasting without taking water is called Nirjal upavas or waterless fasting. Lord Buddha was supplied payasam by that lady during those days of meditation also. Lord Buddha was not in favour of people remaining hungry as a man cannot concentrate well if he is very hungry. Once when he was teaching a group of his disciples there was one trader disciple, who came from a distance and had to skip his meals to be in time to join the group. Lord Buddha came to know of that and he asked the man to go and have his meal first before joining the group. Eating food (of the type which is conducive to meditation) and attending to nature's call need not come in the way of meditation. The samadhi state need not always continue endlessly. Sandhirs <nimmiraj61 wrote: Hi Sunil! A fast means without water and fruits. The latest popular exponent of fasting was Gandhiji. He did not even take water. His last fast to give Rs 55 (present value Rs 55,000 crore) crore to Pakistan was broken after 20 or 21 days without water or fruits when Sardar Patel broke down and agreed to give the money to Pakistan. Those who observe

Roza do not even drink water. Muhammad was a nomad in a land where dates and camel's milk/meat was the staple diet. The same land before Mohamed produced assassins through use of narcotics and the assurance of 75 virgins hereafter after martyrdom during Jihad. Jet age fasters resort to fruit fasting during Navratris. They are supposedly on fast eating and drinking the choicest delicacies. Only they do not take cereals, meat, fish, eggs or alcoholic drinks during the so called period of fasting. Holy men observe a real fast. Guatama Budha perhaps took "paayasam" from the lady to break his fast. Gautama Budhha was a seeker of truth and propounded Budhism only after realising enlightenment the classical Indian way by going into meditation for a prolonged period of time under the Bodha tree. The intense

concentration resorted to by holy persons is broken if they start eating fruits. I am sure that most of us are aware of the story of Menaka who was sent by the Gods to break the concentration of the Rishi observing meditation. A fruit fasting Rishi does not require a Menaka to break his concentration. His concentration or Tapasaya is already broken in the act of eating. Yes, some so called Sadhus take Ganja but they are not holy persons. They are simply hippies of India who have run away from their responsibilities. Sadhus live in their ashrams and do not mingle with the populace. Rajinder - Sunil Bhattacharjya Friday, June 15, 2007 9:19 AM Re: [HealthyIndia] Use of psychiatric drugs on children & the consequences. Drug is definitely out. However fruit fasting is common in India from ancient times and may be if one does not take anything else other than the serotonin-rich fruits then the effect of the naturally obtained serotonin may be helpful. It is said that even prophet Muhammad took only dates and barley bread and this implies that probably he did not take any meat and other such heavy food-items. it is said that

date too has serotonin.Coming to Lord Buddha's fasting it has been reported that there was a lady who brought some 'paayasam', which is a rice and milk preparation, to the Lord, who was famished. Lord Buddha was against torturing the body. .

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, Sunil Bhattacharjya

<sunil_bhattacharjya wrote:

>

> Interesting.

>

> In the book " " Romeo error " the famous author Lyall Watson says

that Lord Buddha took the Serotonin-rich fruits of the holy

tree " Ficus Religiosa " , under which he was meditating for forty days

continuously, before he could attain enlightenment, and the

Serotonin in the fruit could have helped him in his quest for the

Truth. Of course Mr. Watson did not say how much of the fruit the

Lord might have taken daily.

>

> Jagannath Chatterjee <jagchat01

wrote:

> Ann Blake Tracy, Ph.D.,

>

> Increases in serotonin, exactly what we have been told is the

therapeutic

> benefit of these antidepressants, produces pedophilia!!! And these

drugs are

> not the only culprit - we have other things inundating our society

such as the

> non-stop consumption of sugar and NutraSweet, not to mention the

flouride

> tablets that are being given to small children - all of these

substances causes

> increases in serotonin. And then we wonder why they now have

treatment

> facilities for children as young as FIVE?!!!

>

> Let me include for you here my most recent presentation before the

FDA the

> end of this last year encouraging them to look at this very issue

being

> triggered by antidepressants. When you couple my testimony with

these stats

> just in

> below in the article it makes the correlation quite clear.

>

> Ann Blake Tracy, Ph.D.,

> Executive Director, International Coalition For Drug Awareness

> Website: _www.drugawareness.Websit_http://www.drugawarhttp://www_

> (http://www.drugawareness.org/) )

> Author: Prozac: Panacea or Pandora? - Our Serotonin Nightmare

> & CD or audio tape on safe withdrawal: " Help! I Can't Get

> Off My Antidepressant!Off

> Order Number: 800-280-0730

>

>

> Dr. Ann Blake Tracy's December 13, 2006 to the FDA

>

> Ann Blake-Tracy, PhD, head of the International Coalition for Drug

> Awareness, author of Prozac: Panacea or Pandora? & Our Serotonin

Nightmare. For

> 15 years I have testified in court cases involving

antidepressants. The last 17

> years of my life have been devoted to researching, writing, and

lecturing about

> these drugs.

>

> Two of my nieces in their early 20's, a decade apart, attempted

suicide on

> antidepressants, the first on Prozac, the second just a month ago

on

> Wellbutrin.

>

> Due to time constraints I refer you to my September, 2004

testimony on the

> damaging effects of inhibiting serotonin metabolism - the very

mode of action

> of antidepressants. Impairing serotonin metabolism results in a

multitude of

> symptoms including suicide, violent crime, mania and psychosis.

Suicidal

> ideation is, without question, associated with these drugs.

>

> Rosie Meysenburg, Sara Bostock and I have collected and posted

1200 news

> articles documenting many exaggerated acts of violence against

self or others

> at_www.drugawareness.org_ (http://www.drugawareness.org/) with a

direct link

> to _www.ssristories.com_ (http://www.ssristories.com/)

>

> Beyond suicidal ideation we have mania/bipolar increasing

dramatically.

> Antidepressants have always been known to trigger both.

>

> According to the Pharmaceutical Business Review in the last 11

years alone,

> the number of people in the U.S. with " bipolar " disorder has

increased by 4.8

> million.

>

> Dr. Malcolm Bowers of Yale, found in the late 90's over 200,000

people

> yearly are hospitalized with antidepressant-induced manic

psychosis. They also

> point out that most go unrecognized as medication-induced, remain

un

> hospitalized, and a threat to themselves and others.

>

> What types of threats from manias?

>

> Pyromania: A compulsion to start fires

>

> Kleptomania: A compulsion to embezzle, shoplift, commit robberies

>

> Dipsomania: An uncontrollable urge to drink alcohol

>

> Nymphomania and erotomania: Sexual compulsions - a pathologic

preoccupation

> with sexual fantasies or activities

>

> Child sex abuse has increased dramatically with even female

teachers going

> manic on these drugs and seducing students. The head of the sex

abuse

> treatment program for Utah estimated 80% of sex crime perpetrators

were on

> antidepressants at the time of the crime. While Karl Von Kleist,

an ex-LAPD

> officer and leading polygraph expert estimated 90% - strong

evidence of manic sexual

> compulsions that demand attention.

>

> Diabetes has skyrocketed, has been linked to antidepressants, and

blood

> sugar imbalances have long been suspected as the cause of mania or

bipolar.

> Anyone who has witnessed someone in insulin shock would see the

striking

> similarity to a violent reaction to an antidepressant.

>

> If there has been any increase in suicide since the black box

warning it is

> due to doctors not knowing how to get patients off these drugs

safely.

>

> Clearly far too many lives are being destroyed in various ways by

these

> drugs.

>

>

> TREATMENT FACILITIES

> The rise in juvenile sex offenders has spawned hundreds of new

treatment

> facilities for children as young as 5.

>

> In 2002, there were 937 programs in the U.S. treating adolescent

offenders †"

> generally ages 12-17 †" up from 346 in 1986.

>

> Over the same period, the list of programs specifically aimed at

children

> under 12 grew from zero to 410, according to The Safer Society

Foundation.

> Some psychologists blame the increase †" 40 percent over two

decades †" on a

> society saturated with sex and violence and the fact that many of

the accused

> were themselves victims of adult sexual predators. Others say

there are not

> more children committing such crimes, there is simply more

awareness, better

> reporting and a general hysteria about sex offenders.

>

> " I don't think it's appropriate to suggest we have whole schools

full of

> sexual predators ... but we're seeing more of it and more sexually

aggressive

> acts, " said Scott Poland, past president of the National

Association of School

> Psychologists. " How do these kids even know about this? It's

permeated

> throughout our society. "

>

> Robert Prentky, a psychologist and nationally renowned expert on

sex

> offenders, thinks the statistics are misleading.

>

> " There aren't more kids, there are more laws, " he said. " We now

have fairly

> draconian laws with very harsh sanctions that apply to juveniles. "

> The number of children under 18 accused of forcible rape, violent

and

> nonviolent sex offenses has steadily risen, from 24,100 children

in 1985 to

> 33,800 in 2004, the AP's analysis found. Violent offenses include

attempted rape and

> sexual assault, while nonviolent offenses including fondling,

statutory rape

> and prostitution.

>

> By comparison, between 1993 and 2004, rape and sexual assaults by

adults

> decreased more than 56 percent. (Identical statistics were

unavailable before

> 1993).

> _http://www.iht.com/bin/print.php?id=6069594_

> (http://www.iht.com/bin/print.php?id=6069594)

>

>

>

> (http://www.iht.com/)

> AP Enterprise: Sex offenders getting younger, more violent

>

> The Associated Press

> Friday, June 8, 2007

>

>

>

> (http://anad.tacoda.net/ads/sk13981a-

map.cgi/SZ=120X600A/V=2.1S/BRC=54222/BCPG41\

> 208.65304.74722/)

>

> STOCKTON, California: U.S. courts have seen the number of sex

offense cases

> involving juvenile offenders rise dramatically in recent years, an

Associated

> Press review of national statistics found, and treatment

professionals say

> the offenders are getting younger and the crimes more violent.

>

> Some psychologists blame the increase †" 40 percent over two

decades †" on a

> society saturated with sex and violence and the fact that many of

the accused

> were themselves victims of adult sexual predators. Others say

there are not

> more children committing such crimes, there is simply more

awareness, better

> reporting and a general hysteria about sex offenders.

>

> " I don't think it's appropriate to suggest we have whole schools

full of

> sexual predators ... but we're seeing more of it and more sexually

aggressive

> acts, " said Scott Poland, past president of the National

Association of School

> Psychologists. " How do these kids even know about this? It's

permeated

> throughout our society. "

>

> Robert Prentky, a psychologist and nationally renowned expert on

sex

> offenders, thinks the statistics are misleading.

>

> " There aren't more kids, there are more laws, " he said. " We now

have fairly

> draconian laws with very harsh sanctions that apply to juveniles. "

> The number of children under 18 accused of forcible rape, violent

and

> nonviolent sex offenses has steadily risen, from 24,100 children

in 1985 to

> 33,800 in 2004, the AP's analysis found. Violent offenses include

attempted rape and

> sexual assault, while nonviolent offenses including fondling,

statutory rape

> and prostitution.

>

> By comparison, between 1993 and 2004, rape and sexual assaults by

adults

> decreased more than 56 percent. (Identical statistics were

unavailable before

> 1993).

>

> Studies show that one in two sex offenders began their sexually

abusive

> behavior as a juvenile.

>

> In reaching its findings, the AP analyzed state and federal crime

> statistics, as well as independent research on juvenile sex

offenders. The

> sources included the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of

Justice Statistics; the

> National Center for Juvenile Justice, a nonprofit that specializes

in

> statistical and policy research; and The Safer Society Foundation,

Inc., a nonprofit that

> works to prevent sexual abuse.

>

> Sharon Araji, a psychologist who took one of the first broad looks

at the

> problem in her book, " Sexually Aggressive Children, " thinks the

number of

> child-on-child sex crimes is actually even higher than the

statistics indicate.

> Only 28 percent of all violent sexual assaults are reported to

police,

> according to a 1999 National Crime Victimization Survey. And cases

of incest

> between siblings are widely thought to be underreported and may

drive the

> numbers even higher, Araji says.

>

> " The whole society is not yet up on this problem, " Araji

said. " These kids,

> on the extreme end, if nothing is done to catch them, they're

going to become

> our adult offenders of tomorrow. "

>

> A 2001 report by the U.S. Department of Justice said " the scope

of the

> problem may be underestimated because juvenile sex offenders who

become known

> to the system may represent only a small proportion of juveniles

who have

> committed such offenses. "

>

> The rise in juvenile sex offenders has spawned hundreds of new

treatment

> facilities for children as young as 5.

>

> In 2002, there were 937 programs in the U.S. treating adolescent

offenders †"

> generally ages 12-17 †" up from 346 in 1986.

>

> Over the same period, the list of programs specifically aimed at

children

> under 12 grew from zero to 410, according to The Safer Society

Foundation.

> But Franklin Zimring, a juvenile justice expert at the University

of

> California, Berkeley, thinks many children are unnecessarily

treated as sex

> offenders. True pedophiles are extremely rare among young people,

he says.

> " As long as the public temperature is up, you're going to get

more referrals

> from the courts for treatment, " he said. " If you don't want to

lock a kid

> up, treatment is a politically safe outcome. "

>

> Many experts agree that some amount of sexual exploration by young

people is

> healthy, but incidents cross the line when force and violence are

involved,

> they say.

>

> Recent incidents range from two 13-year-old boys in Nebraska who

were

> accused in January of videotaping their assault of two 5-year-old

girls and a

> 3-year-old boy, to the 8-year-old New York state boy accused of

assaulting a

> 6-year-old boy after he saw a prison rape scene in an R-rated

movie.

> In Alaska, lawyer Dennis Maloney calls it an epidemic.

>

> His state has one of nation's highest per capita rates of youth sex

> offenders in treatment, as well as one of the highest rates of

treatment

> programs per capita. Others in the top seven include Hawaii,

Idaho, Minnesota, Montana,

> New Hampshire and Vermont, according to the Safer Society

Foundation.

> Maloney represents the family of a 6-year-old boy raped by a fellow

> kindergartner. In an interview with a police officer, the boy

revealed that a

> classmate attacked him in the bathroom and raped the boy.

>

> " He said, 'Please, I'll be your best friend,' " the alleged victim

said,

> according to a transcript of the interview.

> The victim's parents sued the other boy's family and the Anchorage

School

> District.

> " It shocked me that this was going on, " Maloney said. " I had no

idea. "

>

> Experts say certain trends emerge among the children charged with

sex crimes

> against other children.

> Many (estimates range from 40 percent to 80 percent) were molested

> themselves. And 42 percent have been exposed to hardcore

pornography, the

> Office of

> Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, an arm of the U.S.

Department of

> Justice, said in a 2001 report.

> Psychologists prefer to refer to juveniles charged with sex

crimes as

> " sexually aggressive children, " rather than as sex offenders.

> In her research, Araji found children as young as 3 can be sexually

> aggressive, but the most common age of onset is between 6 and 9.

> Psychologist Heather Bowlds, who runs a sex offender treatment

program

> within California's Department of Juvenile Justice, says sexually

aggressive

> children often have a skewed sense of sexuality in which force or

violence

> becomes

> normal.

> " Some kids see it as how you show affection, how you get your

needs met, "

> she said. " If you're a kid watching your father rape your

mother ... if I feel

> like I want it, I can get it, no matter what

>

>

>

> US: 1 in 150 children has Autism

> US: 1 in 6 children suffers a developmental disorder

> New Jersey: 1 in 94 has Autism

> UK: 1 in 86 has Autism

>

> China : Over 20 lakh autistic children,

> India : No authentic figures, expected one crore+ (1 in 250)

> AUTISM IS NOTHING BUT MERCURY POISONING.

> THERE IS MERCURY IN VACCINES!!

>

>

>

>

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