On AlterNet: prozac

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "prozac"

How Big Pharma and Dr. Drew Made a Fortune Deceiving America

Lynn Parramore, AlterNet. July 16, 2012.

Aggressive marketing and paid promotion by doctors like Drew Pinsky obscure medication risks and can lead to human tragedy.

Job Insecurity: It's the Disease of the 21st Century -- And It's Killing Us

Lynn Parramore, AlterNet. July 1, 2012.

A massive, Xanax-fueled public health crisis driven by chronic employment worry is headed our way.

Nation of Pill Poppers: 19 Potentially Dangerous Drugs Pushed By Big Pharma

Martha Rosenberg, AlterNet. December 5, 2010.

Here are some of the dicey drugs many Americans are hooked on, thanks to greedy pharmaceutical companies.

The Case for Giving Eli Lilly the Corporate Death Penalty

Bruce E. Levine, AlterNet. March 3, 2009.

At this point, the pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly is basically a public menace.

Has Big Pharma Corruption Suppressed Effective Treatment Options?

Bruce E. Levine, AlterNet. July 23, 2008.

Establishment psychiatry is under attack in Congress. Investigators are recognizing that not all mental health treatments come in a pill.

Moody Is the New Bipolar

Bruce E. Levine, Z Magazine. November 14, 2007.

The author of a new book on depression shows how Big Pharma is cashing in on drugs that aren't likely to help mood disorders.

Rethinking Antidepressants and Youth Suicide

Courtney E. Martin, AlterNet. September 25, 2007.

Is the confirmed rise in suicide rates among young people, particularly girls aged 10-14, linked to a decrease in prescription antidepressants?