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MENTAL HEALTH
Drug Manufacturers Sponsor Drug Trials, Ignore Negative Results
A review of published psychiatric drug trials shows that successful outcomes are more often published, and unsuccessful outcomes never see the light of day. Is it publication bias?
HUMAN RIGHTS
Federal Agencies Find New Ways to Evade FOIA Requirements
FOIA is intended to assure government transparency, but it seems government doesn’t like that at all—and is endlessly creative in evading disclosures.
HUMAN RIGHTS
Nation’s Criminal Justice System Is Broken and Needs Reform, Americans Agree
The key is self-respect, according to the writings of L. Ron Hubbard, who saw firsthand how criminals are formed and developed his own methods of rehabilitation instead of wholesale incarceration.
DRUGS
Called a Public Health Catastrophe, Regulatory Failures Fuel an Overall 24 Percent Increase in Overdose Deaths
The FDA has played a substantial role in the crisis which takes some 222 lives each day, recklessly approving dangerous opioid drugs.
MENTAL HEALTH
Culture of Violence, Rape and Death Exposed at Maryland Psychiatric Hospital
Clifton T. Perkins psychiatric hospital has been the center of wrongdoing, from bullying and a restraining order to mismanagement leading to at least one patient death.
HATE
Lufthansa’s Record Civil Rights Violation Penalty for Antisemitism Is a Cautionary Tale
The airline receives $4 million fine for denying boarding to 128 Jewish passengers; US Special Envoy calls actions “unbelievable” and “outrageous.”
DRUGS
Big Pharma and Government Pitch New Hallucinogenic as “Cure” for Opioid Addiction—When Will They Learn?
Ibogaine is touted as a one-step quick-fix cure for addiction to opioids like heroin, oxycodone, codeine and other highly addictive habits. One problem: It’s a lethal hallucinogen.
EDUCATION
New Book from Parent/Educator Barbie Rivera Says “Enough Is Enough.” Educate—Don’t Drug—Our Kids.
When her son’s school demanded Barbie Rivera drug her child, she said no. She’s been fighting back against a broken system ever since.
HUMAN RIGHTS
US Sex Trafficking Rate Doubles to Highest Ever
Sex trafficking has exploded in the US, with a crime rate some 1,000 times greater than in 2009. It is now the second fastest-growing crime in the world.
HUMAN RIGHTS
The Horror of Bikini Atoll: Generations Lost to Nuclear Radiation
A UN human rights report details how 67 US nuclear bomb detonations in the Marshall Islands brought untold suffering and death—that continues to the present day.
DRUGS
This Dangerous Drug Amplifies the Effects of Deadly Fentanyl, Yet It’s Legal and Easy to Obtain
Xylazine, a veterinary sedative, is easily bought on the internet from overseas, but makes fentanyl even more deadly. The law is struggling to catch up.
DRUGS
US Overdose Deaths Decrease for the First Time in Five Years
While estimates suggest up to 20,000 lives are being saved, overdoses still claim some 100,000 lives a year, mostly from synthetic opioids like fentanyl.
