URGENT: To youth minister Ed Sullivan and all other interested persons

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From: " Dawn Rider " <israelswarrior@...>

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CC: brownk@..., boutwelj@..., bufordr@..., mundyr@...

Subject: URGENT: To youth minister Ed Sullivan and all other interested

persons

Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 02:36:42 -0700

Dear Servants working within the United Church of Christ,

I hope this message finds it's way to those of you who will take action on

this matter, and do all you can to protect the youth which you minister to.

I read with heaviness in my heart the account of Harvey and the

tragedy which has occurred in your area.

This is one account from among many that has been published:

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/apus_story.asp?category=1110 & slug=Deputy%\

20Killed & searchdiff=1 & searchpagefrom=1

I am working with activists throughout the United States and Europe to raise

public awareness to the dangers of SSRI drugs. Though none of the accounts

I have read mention which drug was prescribed, those I work with are

certain that whichever drug he was prescribed led to this outcome.

Sadly, is not the first youth who has been adversely affected by a

drug which should have never been prescribed for him; neither will he be the

last.

Please see these accounts for confirmation of what is strangling our youth:

Pittman - Killed his grandparents

http://www.heraldonline.com/local/story/2979629p-2730571c.html

Attias - Teenager charged with murder in car deaths

sfgate.com/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2001/02/27/MN116469.DTL

*Kenny* (Name Changed) - My son is not a monster

http://www.canoe.ca/EdmontonNews/33n1.html

Traci - Youth's suicide cries out to FDA for drug warnings

http://www.indystar.com/articles/2/121004-8092-092.html

Deon Whitfield and Durrell Feaster - Double suicide

Prozac prescribed without parental consent

http://www.thekcrachannel.com/news/2878886/detail.html

Kara Baker - A Mother's Tribute to her daughter

http://www.geocities.com/mothershara/index.html

Kids, Meds and Suicide

http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-he-ssri2feb02,1,6561761.story

Opening Pandora's Box - Story After Story

http://www.thetimesonline.com/articles/2003/12/27/news/region_and_state/ce0a7c54\

4035904086256e0600655baf.txt

These stories are only a handful amongst thousands. On February 2nd of this

year the FDA held hearings to address the issue of whether or not these

popular antidepressants are linked with violent behavior and suicidal and/or

homicidal ideation in children. You can read the full transcript of the

hearing at this link:

http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/ac/04/transcripts/4006T1.htm

In August the Canadian Catholic Women's Group adopted a new resolution to

their constitution - a warning against SSRI drugs:

http://www.cwl.bc.ca/resolutions2003.html

which states in part, " Resolved, That the Council of The Catholic Women's

League of Canada in annual convention assembled, urge Canada Food and Drug

Administration to undertake the following:

a) to make information available to all people living in Canada regarding

the

potential dangers involved in using Prozac and other SSRI antidepressants;

and

to make warning labels mandatory regarding all side effects on Prozac and

all other SSRI type medications.

While the warnings have been emphasized especially in the youth population,

my associates have no reservation in concluding that SSRIS are equally

unsafe for a percentage of the adult population, and we have the accounts of

friends and family members throughout the world who will testify of this.

Furthermore, we are being led to believe that Prozac is the sole exception.

Do not be deceived. This is why Prozac was " approved " :

I'd like you to look at the information that is not being reported in the

media and I hope citizens of all nations will take action to include Prozac

in the warning issued to medical professionals and patients.

See: http://cspinet.org/new/pdf/ssri_paper.pdf

In the third paragraph-

The FDA’s approval of fluoxetine (PROZAC) for children was based on two

studies whose outcomes were controversial, even to the FDA reviewers.

According to the report issued by the Center for Drug Evaluation and

Research at FDA, the treatment effect of fluoxetine compared to placebo was

“non-significant” but trended in the direction of favoring the drug in one

trial of 96 patients. Even that trend was based on what the reviewer

considered a low threshold for measuring relief from the symptoms of

depression. A second trial involving 210 youths “did not win on the protocol

specified endpoint.” However, other measures of psychic wellbeing indicated

that about 70 percent of patients improved compared to 60 percent on

placebo. “The sponsor appeared to achieve nominal significance on other

secondary endpoints,” the reviewer noted.

Furthermore, Eli Lilly's new Prozac Fact Sheet sent to UK physicians--but

not to US physicians--states that Prozac is NOT RECOMMENDED FOR CHILDREN for

any indication. For a larger view, please click on the image.

http://www.ahrp.org/risks/ProzacKids1203.html

Please join with us and deliver this message to those you serve. I would be

more than happy to put you in touch with those who testified at the FDA

hearing, and with members of the media who are assisting us in making this

truth known to the public. As well, we have many medical professionals who

are sounding the alarm. It would be well for you to read the plan of action

developed by a leading psychiatrist, Dr Jay S. Cohen, MD:

http://www.medicationsense.com/articles/april_june_04/underlying_cause.html

We recognize that depression and other mental, emotional and behavioral

disturbances are real challenges, but we acknowledge that these challenges

cannot be resolved with " treatments " that harm more than help.

If any of you are in touch with the Harvey family, please deliver a copy of

this message to them.

Sincerely,

Dawn Rider

President,

A.S.P.I.R.E.

http://www.aspire.us

dawnrider@...

israelswarrior@...

CC:

Mr. Brown

Associate for Youth/Young Adult Empowerment

Justice and Witness Ministries

700 Prospect Ave.

Cleveland, OH 44115

216-736-3727

brownk@...

Rev. June E. Boutwell

Minister for Youth, Young Adults and the Outdoors

Local Church Ministries

700 Prospect Ave.

Cleveland, OH 44115

216-736-3871

boutwelj@...

Mr. Ron Buford

Public Relations

United Church of Christ

700 Prospect Ave.

Cleveland, OH 44115

216-736-2180

bufordr@...

The Rev. Rod Mundy

Local Church Ministries

United Church of Christ

216-736-3804

mundyr@...

_________________________________________________________________

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FYI:

From: " Dawn Rider " <israelswarrior@...>

cos-ucc@...

CC: brownk@..., boutwelj@..., bufordr@..., mundyr@...

Subject: URGENT: To youth minister Ed Sullivan and all other interested

persons

Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 02:36:42 -0700

Dear Servants working within the United Church of Christ,

I hope this message finds it's way to those of you who will take action on

this matter, and do all you can to protect the youth which you minister to.

I read with heaviness in my heart the account of Harvey and the

tragedy which has occurred in your area.

This is one account from among many that has been published:

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/apus_story.asp?category=1110 & slug=Deputy%\

20Killed & searchdiff=1 & searchpagefrom=1

I am working with activists throughout the United States and Europe to raise

public awareness to the dangers of SSRI drugs. Though none of the accounts

I have read mention which drug was prescribed, those I work with are

certain that whichever drug he was prescribed led to this outcome.

Sadly, is not the first youth who has been adversely affected by a

drug which should have never been prescribed for him; neither will he be the

last.

Please see these accounts for confirmation of what is strangling our youth:

Pittman - Killed his grandparents

http://www.heraldonline.com/local/story/2979629p-2730571c.html

Attias - Teenager charged with murder in car deaths

sfgate.com/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2001/02/27/MN116469.DTL

*Kenny* (Name Changed) - My son is not a monster

http://www.canoe.ca/EdmontonNews/33n1.html

Traci - Youth's suicide cries out to FDA for drug warnings

http://www.indystar.com/articles/2/121004-8092-092.html

Deon Whitfield and Durrell Feaster - Double suicide

Prozac prescribed without parental consent

http://www.thekcrachannel.com/news/2878886/detail.html

Kara Baker - A Mother's Tribute to her daughter

http://www.geocities.com/mothershara/index.html

Kids, Meds and Suicide

http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-he-ssri2feb02,1,6561761.story

Opening Pandora's Box - Story After Story

http://www.thetimesonline.com/articles/2003/12/27/news/region_and_state/ce0a7c54\

4035904086256e0600655baf.txt

These stories are only a handful amongst thousands. On February 2nd of this

year the FDA held hearings to address the issue of whether or not these

popular antidepressants are linked with violent behavior and suicidal and/or

homicidal ideation in children. You can read the full transcript of the

hearing at this link:

http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/ac/04/transcripts/4006T1.htm

In August the Canadian Catholic Women's Group adopted a new resolution to

their constitution - a warning against SSRI drugs:

http://www.cwl.bc.ca/resolutions2003.html

which states in part, " Resolved, That the Council of The Catholic Women's

League of Canada in annual convention assembled, urge Canada Food and Drug

Administration to undertake the following:

a) to make information available to all people living in Canada regarding

the

potential dangers involved in using Prozac and other SSRI antidepressants;

and

to make warning labels mandatory regarding all side effects on Prozac and

all other SSRI type medications.

While the warnings have been emphasized especially in the youth population,

my associates have no reservation in concluding that SSRIS are equally

unsafe for a percentage of the adult population, and we have the accounts of

friends and family members throughout the world who will testify of this.

Furthermore, we are being led to believe that Prozac is the sole exception.

Do not be deceived. This is why Prozac was " approved " :

I'd like you to look at the information that is not being reported in the

media and I hope citizens of all nations will take action to include Prozac

in the warning issued to medical professionals and patients.

See: http://cspinet.org/new/pdf/ssri_paper.pdf

In the third paragraph-

The FDA’s approval of fluoxetine (PROZAC) for children was based on two

studies whose outcomes were controversial, even to the FDA reviewers.

According to the report issued by the Center for Drug Evaluation and

Research at FDA, the treatment effect of fluoxetine compared to placebo was

“non-significant” but trended in the direction of favoring the drug in one

trial of 96 patients. Even that trend was based on what the reviewer

considered a low threshold for measuring relief from the symptoms of

depression. A second trial involving 210 youths “did not win on the protocol

specified endpoint.” However, other measures of psychic wellbeing indicated

that about 70 percent of patients improved compared to 60 percent on

placebo. “The sponsor appeared to achieve nominal significance on other

secondary endpoints,” the reviewer noted.

Furthermore, Eli Lilly's new Prozac Fact Sheet sent to UK physicians--but

not to US physicians--states that Prozac is NOT RECOMMENDED FOR CHILDREN for

any indication. For a larger view, please click on the image.

http://www.ahrp.org/risks/ProzacKids1203.html

Please join with us and deliver this message to those you serve. I would be

more than happy to put you in touch with those who testified at the FDA

hearing, and with members of the media who are assisting us in making this

truth known to the public. As well, we have many medical professionals who

are sounding the alarm. It would be well for you to read the plan of action

developed by a leading psychiatrist, Dr Jay S. Cohen, MD:

http://www.medicationsense.com/articles/april_june_04/underlying_cause.html

We recognize that depression and other mental, emotional and behavioral

disturbances are real challenges, but we acknowledge that these challenges

cannot be resolved with " treatments " that harm more than help.

If any of you are in touch with the Harvey family, please deliver a copy of

this message to them.

Sincerely,

Dawn Rider

President,

A.S.P.I.R.E.

http://www.aspire.us

dawnrider@...

israelswarrior@...

CC:

Mr. Brown

Associate for Youth/Young Adult Empowerment

Justice and Witness Ministries

700 Prospect Ave.

Cleveland, OH 44115

216-736-3727

brownk@...

Rev. June E. Boutwell

Minister for Youth, Young Adults and the Outdoors

Local Church Ministries

700 Prospect Ave.

Cleveland, OH 44115

216-736-3871

boutwelj@...

Mr. Ron Buford

Public Relations

United Church of Christ

700 Prospect Ave.

Cleveland, OH 44115

216-736-2180

bufordr@...

The Rev. Rod Mundy

Local Church Ministries

United Church of Christ

216-736-3804

mundyr@...

_________________________________________________________________

Fast. Reliable. Get MSN 9 Dial-up - 3 months for the price of 1!

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