RE: Live Webcast: Medicating America's Kids

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http://www.theconnection.org/shows/2004/02/20040205_a_main.asp

Hosted by: Dick Gordon Show Originally Aired: 2/5/2004

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Medicating America's Kids

Zoloft, Prozac and Paxil are just a few of the drugs that have become common

household names in America. This is a pill-popping nation and children are

fast becoming a key part of the pharmaceutical market.

Each year nearly 11million prescriptions for antidepressants are written for

children. These drugs save lives, that's not being debated. But at hearings

in Washington this week, dozens of parents told stories of antidepressants

making their children more violent, even suicidal.

The British government, looking at suicide in its drug trials has told its

doctors not to medicate children with most antidepressants on the market.

The FDA is now doing its own investigation . Anti-depressants. Are they a

chance at a better life, or do they raise the risk of losing it?

Listen to the show:

http://realserver.bu.edu:8080/ramgen/w/b/wbur/connection/audio/2004/02/con_0205a\

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[Guest guest]

http://www.theconnection.org/shows/2004/02/20040205_a_main.asp

Hosted by: Dick Gordon Show Originally Aired: 2/5/2004

CALL 1 800-423-TALK

Medicating America's Kids

Zoloft, Prozac and Paxil are just a few of the drugs that have become common

household names in America. This is a pill-popping nation and children are

fast becoming a key part of the pharmaceutical market.

Each year nearly 11million prescriptions for antidepressants are written for

children. These drugs save lives, that's not being debated. But at hearings

in Washington this week, dozens of parents told stories of antidepressants

making their children more violent, even suicidal.

The British government, looking at suicide in its drug trials has told its

doctors not to medicate children with most antidepressants on the market.

The FDA is now doing its own investigation . Anti-depressants. Are they a

chance at a better life, or do they raise the risk of losing it?

Listen to the show:

http://realserver.bu.edu:8080/ramgen/w/b/wbur/connection/audio/2004/02/con_0205a\

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[Guest guest]

Again - If you haven't taken time to listen to this live webcast,

please do!!!

http://realserver.bu.edu:8080/ramgen/w/b/wbur/connection/audio/2004/0

2/con_0205a.rm

I wasn't able to listen to it when I first passed the link along

because I couldn't get it to work on my computer, but I just

listened to it tonight on another computer.

You really should listen to this program!!!

It is absolutely necessary for the FDA to issue much stronger

warnings on these drugs!

Best to you all!

Dawn

>

> http://www.theconnection.org/shows/2004/02/20040205_a_main.asp

>

>

> Hosted by: Dick Gordon Show Originally Aired: 2/5/2004

> CALL 1 800-423-TALK

>

>

> Medicating America's Kids

>

> Zoloft, Prozac and Paxil are just a few of the drugs that have

become common

> household names in America. This is a pill-popping nation and

children are

> fast becoming a key part of the pharmaceutical market.

>

> Each year nearly 11million prescriptions for antidepressants are

written for

> children. These drugs save lives, that's not being debated. But at

hearings

> in Washington this week, dozens of parents told stories of

antidepressants

> making their children more violent, even suicidal.

>

> The British government, looking at suicide in its drug trials has

told its

> doctors not to medicate children with most antidepressants on the

market.

> The FDA is now doing its own investigation . Anti-depressants. Are

they a

> chance at a better life, or do they raise the risk of losing it?

>

> Listen to the show:

>

>

http://realserver.bu.edu:8080/ramgen/w/b/wbur/connection/audio/2004/0

2/con_0205a.rm

[Guest guest]

Again - If you haven't taken time to listen to this live webcast,

please do!!!

http://realserver.bu.edu:8080/ramgen/w/b/wbur/connection/audio/2004/0

2/con_0205a.rm

I wasn't able to listen to it when I first passed the link along

because I couldn't get it to work on my computer, but I just

listened to it tonight on another computer.

You really should listen to this program!!!

It is absolutely necessary for the FDA to issue much stronger

warnings on these drugs!

Best to you all!

Dawn

>

> http://www.theconnection.org/shows/2004/02/20040205_a_main.asp

>

>

> Hosted by: Dick Gordon Show Originally Aired: 2/5/2004

> CALL 1 800-423-TALK

>

>

> Medicating America's Kids

>

> Zoloft, Prozac and Paxil are just a few of the drugs that have

become common

> household names in America. This is a pill-popping nation and

children are

> fast becoming a key part of the pharmaceutical market.

>

> Each year nearly 11million prescriptions for antidepressants are

written for

> children. These drugs save lives, that's not being debated. But at

hearings

> in Washington this week, dozens of parents told stories of

antidepressants

> making their children more violent, even suicidal.

>

> The British government, looking at suicide in its drug trials has

told its

> doctors not to medicate children with most antidepressants on the

market.

> The FDA is now doing its own investigation . Anti-depressants. Are

they a

> chance at a better life, or do they raise the risk of losing it?

>

> Listen to the show:

>

>

http://realserver.bu.edu:8080/ramgen/w/b/wbur/connection/audio/2004/0

2/con_0205a.rm