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Re: Pharmacological Oppression
by IamSquid (undisclosed)
on Jun 10, 2004 - 08:15 PM
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When I was in highschool, one kid who attended the smae highschool (whom I didn't know) commited suicide and had his suicide note printed in the paper. He was on heavy anti-depressants and had grown entirely numb to emotion to the point that he no longer felt he was alive at all, so what's the point of going on living?
Aren't anti-depressants supoosed to prevent suicidal feelings?
What I find most disturbing is on one hand the public is told that "drugs don't solve problems" when referring to marijuana and other illegal drugs but on the other hand that "perscription medication can make yoo normal."
All I'm suggesting is that #1, drugs of any kind (be they prozac, ritalin, alcohol or marijuana) are NOT an effective form of psychotherepy UNLESS there is a definitive chemical imbalance. #2 that taking behavior-modifying drugs (such as anti-depressants, ritalin, and illegal drugs to name a few) over an extended period in cases where there is no chemical imbalance inevitably become detrimental to the individual's mental and/or emotional wellbeing. #3 that all individuals should demand the civil right to chose for themselves how to and how not to control their mental and emotional facilities using drugs or otherwise.
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