drugs investigator accuses government of wasting taxpayers money

03-06-2006, 02:19 PM

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Posted by: johnalexwood on Mar 01, 2006 - 12:17 AM

Psycho-Pharmaceutical Scam Revealed as NHS Spending Rockets Over-Budget

“Drug addicts, NHS patients and U.K. students are suffering through ineffective long-term ‘treatments’ whilst the government lines the pockets of psychiatrists and pharmaceutical companies with British taxpayers money”, declared Kenneth Eckersley the Founder of CEPTA the Campaign for Effective Prevention & Treatment of Addiction at last month’s Brussels drugs conference and at recent U.K. venues.

He went on to point out that whilst the cost of buildings, equipment and personnel had been blamed for NHS over-spending, the truth is that it is the increasing proliferation of pharmaceutical drug prescribing which is the main cause of massive budget over-spending and wastage.

He went on “Wastage, because in many cases there is no evidence that the drugs actually achieve the results for which they are prescribed. Wastage, because in many cases the drugs produce side-effects which require the prescription of additional drugs. Wastage because an increasing number of drugs are being developed and prescribed – not with the intention of curing the patient’s problem, but with the nearly criminal intent of creating a life-long drugs consumer ‘in continuous treatment’, and because virtually no-one gets cured, the numbers of patients to be ‘treated’ with more and more drugs escalates every year.”

“This is done” Eckersley alleges “by the psycho-pharm fraternity convincing successive governments that more and more human conditions ‘are not really susceptible to a cure’ as they are essentially mental illnesses which (they fortuitously claim) can only be ‘treated’ by ‘managing’ the condition with pharmaceutical drugs.” He points out that under the N.H.S. such drugs are of course paid for by the taxpayer, and that psycho-pharmaceutical marketing strategies are set up to take advantage of this.

For more information, contact:

Ken Eckersley
C.E.P.T.A.
The Campaign for the Effective Prevention & Treatment of Addiction
ARTS House
Plaw Hatch Lane
Sharpthorne
East Grinstead
West Sussex
RH19 4JL
Phone & Fax: +44 01342 811099 – 24 Hour Answering Service.
e-mail: cepta@solutionstodrugs.com
Web: http://www.solutionstodrugs.com

Submitted by:
John Wood
UpTone PR
East Grinstead
West Sussex
0777 152 0001
john@uptone.co.uk
http://www.uptone.co.uk

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Delynbetter · 03-06-2006, 02:32 PM

I'd like to hug him.

redduner · 03-07-2006, 10:41 PM

I am new to this site and need lots of discussion help. I am 27 weeks pregnant, almost 7 months. I have been on paxil the entire pregnancy. Up until YESTERDAY my dr told me it was OK to continue taking paxil. Now she says the FDA changed their warning and I should try to get off of it. I know what the research says about the risks. I need real people to tell me about their experience with paxil and pregnancy. I only stayed on paxil when I found out I was pregnant because my dr said it was OK. HELP!

punky · 03-07-2006, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by redduner

I am new to this site and need lots of discussion help. I am 27 weeks pregnant, almost 7 months. I have been on paxil the entire pregnancy. Up until YESTERDAY my dr told me it was OK to continue taking paxil. Now she says the FDA changed their warning and I should try to get off of it. I know what the research says about the risks. I need real people to tell me about their experience with paxil and pregnancy. I only stayed on paxil when I found out I was pregnant because my dr said it was OK. HELP!

Wow, I cannot imagine how you're feeling right now. You should really start a new thread so others can find you and help ya out a bit. You do need to get off of paxil. You are in such a horrific predicament. I know you're scared so I'm not gonna try and make that any worse. I will just say that you need to read up on paxil withdrawl here so you know what to expect. Unfortunately, you don't have the extended time to get off of paxil extra slowly and that's where i don't know what to say!! Do start a new thread and put in the subject that your pregnant and on paxil and i'm sure there are others here that can help you better than me. I am so sorry you are having to deal with this. But so long as ya found us here, you're not alone in dealing with it.

03-06-2006, 02:19 PM	#1
Redking Posts: n/a	drugs investigator accuses government of wasting taxpayers money http://www.mediasyndicate.com/module...rder=0&thold=0 Posted by: johnalexwood on Mar 01, 2006 - 12:17 AM Psycho-Pharmaceutical Scam Revealed as NHS Spending Rockets Over-Budget “Drug addicts, NHS patients and U.K. students are suffering through ineffective long-term ‘treatments’ whilst the government lines the pockets of psychiatrists and pharmaceutical companies with British taxpayers money”, declared Kenneth Eckersley the Founder of CEPTA the Campaign for Effective Prevention & Treatment of Addiction at last month’s Brussels drugs conference and at recent U.K. venues. He went on to point out that whilst the cost of buildings, equipment and personnel had been blamed for NHS over-spending, the truth is that it is the increasing proliferation of pharmaceutical drug prescribing which is the main cause of massive budget over-spending and wastage. He went on “Wastage, because in many cases there is no evidence that the drugs actually achieve the results for which they are prescribed. Wastage, because in many cases the drugs produce side-effects which require the prescription of additional drugs. Wastage because an increasing number of drugs are being developed and prescribed – not with the intention of curing the patient’s problem, but with the nearly criminal intent of creating a life-long drugs consumer ‘in continuous treatment’, and because virtually no-one gets cured, the numbers of patients to be ‘treated’ with more and more drugs escalates every year.” “This is done” Eckersley alleges “by the psycho-pharm fraternity convincing successive governments that more and more human conditions ‘are not really susceptible to a cure’ as they are essentially mental illnesses which (they fortuitously claim) can only be ‘treated’ by ‘managing’ the condition with pharmaceutical drugs.” He points out that under the N.H.S. such drugs are of course paid for by the taxpayer, and that psycho-pharmaceutical marketing strategies are set up to take advantage of this. For more information, contact: Ken Eckersley C.E.P.T.A. The Campaign for the Effective Prevention & Treatment of Addiction ARTS House Plaw Hatch Lane Sharpthorne East Grinstead West Sussex RH19 4JL Phone & Fax: +44 01342 811099 – 24 Hour Answering Service. e-mail: cepta@solutionstodrugs.com Web: http://www.solutionstodrugs.com Submitted by: John Wood UpTone PR East Grinstead West Sussex 0777 152 0001 john@uptone.co.uk http://www.uptone.co.uk Addiction, Drug Addiction, addiction treatment, crime, drugs, prescription drug, health care cost, methadone, heroin, NHS, patient, pharmaceutical, psychiatrists, rehabilitation, scam, side-effects, tax, taxpayer, unemployment, wastage, overspending, prescribing, state-support

03-06-2006, 02:32 PM	#2
Delynbetter Join Date: May 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 10,769	Re: drugs investigator accuses government of wasting taxpayers money I'd like to hug him.

03-07-2006, 10:41 PM	#3
redduner Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Southern California Posts: 19	Re: drugs investigator accuses government of wasting taxpayers money I am new to this site and need lots of discussion help. I am 27 weeks pregnant, almost 7 months. I have been on paxil the entire pregnancy. Up until YESTERDAY my dr told me it was OK to continue taking paxil. Now she says the FDA changed their warning and I should try to get off of it. I know what the research says about the risks. I need real people to tell me about their experience with paxil and pregnancy. I only stayed on paxil when I found out I was pregnant because my dr said it was OK. HELP!

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