Mother Speaks Out Against TeenScreen

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Petition here: http://www.petitiononline.com/TScreen/petition.html

What would you do if your child was mentally screened at school and diagnosed with mental disorders without your permission? That happened to this mother, Teresa Rhoades

Behavioural problems: are drugs really the answer?

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For almost every behavioural issue, these days there’s a medicine to treat it

Roger Dobson reports
Tuesday, 3 June 2008

Spending too much time on the internet? Worried about a low sex drive, shyness or lack of social skills? Or do you lose your temper too easily, blush too readily or spend too much time and money shopping?

Time was when such behaviours might have been regarded as individual differences, or put down to lack of self control and restraint. But not any more. Increasing numbers of behavioural conditions are being treated with drug therapy. Bereavement issues, blushing, low sex drive, high sex drive, sex addiction, lack of orgasm, gambling, fear of public speaking, stealing, domestic violence and phobias are all being targeted with drugs that are either in clinical trials or already available.

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Fish Oil May Own Big Pharma’s Most Profitable Drugs

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Lori Matthews | American Chronicle
Studies have shown that fish oil may make significant improvements on the mental health of people. The active ingredients are needed for the brain to function properly and have a good overall health.

Fish oil is commonly known as Omega-3. It contains EPA or eicosapentaenoic acid and DHA or docosahexaenoic acid. The key stabilizing element in fish oil is EPA. Taking fish oil in supplement form may be healthier than consuming it through fish because all of the toxins of a fish are taken away when the fish oil liquid or capsules are created. Many people don´t eat enough fish or like it so supplementation is preferred.

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