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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRFK Jr targets Zoloft and Prozac in latest MAHA push to kick America's drug habit
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is targeting antidepressants including popular medications like Zoloft and Prozac in his latest push to reduce Americans dependence on prescription drugs.
On Monday, the department announced a series of changes aimed at encouraging health care providers to help patients taper off drugs and consider nonpharmaceutical alternatives.
Today, we take clear and decisive action to confront our nations mental health crisis by addressing the overuse of psychiatric medications especially among children, Kennedy, a longtime skeptic of psychiatric drugs, said in a press release.
In a Dear Colleague Letter, the department urged physicians to make informed consent a priority and to routinely review the risks and benefits of psychiatric medications with patients. The letter also emphasizes nonmedication approaches, including psychotherapy, nutrition, physical activity and family support.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/rfk-jr-targets-zoloft-prozac-152554363.html
I guess heroin and ketamine are okay in his book.
Diamond_Dog
(40,920 posts)That will be a big help.
Luciferous
(6,596 posts)toilets? Yeah, ok 🙄
Initech
(109,126 posts)xmas74
(30,077 posts)No one.
Maybe they need to take a group of us, take us off our meds cold turkey and lock us in a room with him. I'd make him cry in 20 minutes.
LisaL
(47,486 posts)It's ironic that a guy who admitted snoring cocaine of toilet seats claims to be concerned about legal medications.