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Connecticut Fails to Meet Deadline on Sandy Hook Mental Health Gun Bill

Written on May 19, 2014.

The problem with instituting sweeping, costly and invasive mental health legislation is that there always are unintended consequences. The State of Connecticut, when passing Public Act 13-3, apparently didn’t consider that there are two sides...

Stimulants for ADHD Shown to Cause Sudden Death in Children

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Written on June 17, 2009.

By Dr. Peter Breggin June 17, 2009 A new study, published Monday in the American Journal of Psychiatry, confirms what I’ve been warning about for years in my scientific books and articles. The stimulants used to treat children for so-called ADHD...