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NEWS RELEASE - 25 September 2003

Contact: David Oaks 541-345-9106 or oaks

Coalition of 100 Mental Health Advocacy Groups Condemns Psychiatric Drug

Implants

A coalition of 100 advocacy groups working in the mental health field is

condemning experiments with psychiatric drug implants. The Executive Director

for MindFreedom Support Coalition International said, " These psychiatric drug

implant devices currently in development are inherently coercive. They violate

core principles of self-determination, empowerment and human rights. We ask for

an immediate halt, and an investigation. "

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania announced they are now

experimenting with surgically-implantable discs capable of releasing neuroleptic

psychiatric drugs for five months, and potentially up to a year. Researchers are

apparently concerned about public reaction to the controversy, because today, 25

Sept., they hold what they are calling a " free public forum " in Philadelphia on

the implant issue.

MindFreedom has created a special area of its web site on implants, including

information on today's event, latest news and background: www.MindFreedom.org.

" Informed consent for neuroleptic use is a complete disaster, " said Oaks.

" Coercion and force are commonplace. Humane alternatives to a chemical-based

approach have been shown to work, but are seldom offered in the USA mental

health system. "

Mainstream medical studies cited by MindFreedom's web site point to risks that

are not on a list of hazards posted by implant researchers for their forum:

Recent MRI and CT scan studies, plus autopsy and animal studies, reveal that

neuroleptic drug use is associated with major structural changes to the size and

shape of the brain. Their " risk list " also omits death. At the first sign of

" neuroleptic malignant syndrome, " for example, neuroleptics should be stopped,

which is more difficult to do with an implant

MindFreedom is calling for a congressional investigation. Oaks said, " The

psychiatric drug industry is helping to fund these experiments. The Stanley

Foundation, another of the main implant funders, is also the main funder of

lobbying campaigns to promote more forced psychiatry. This isn't real science.

This is part of a chemical crusade. "

MindFreedom Support Coalition International is a Non-Governmental Organization

with Consultative Roster Status in the United Nations. This non-profit founded

in 1987 now unites 100 Sponsor Groups to win human rights & alternatives in

mental health.

 

 

 

 

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