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"Doctors are not adhering to guidelines and are relying on
their "clinical judgement" with little knowledge of the actual
action of these drugs...These drugs
lead to crime in many ways. Some of us think it is the medical
profession that should be in the dock."
"...my teenage years were all dictated through a barbiturate
haze...
Without my parents knowledge or approval, I stopped. How I
did it I can't remember. I was 14 or 15 at the time, all my
life these drugs had been my constant "companions". It was
not easy."
Misprescibing tranquillisers and sleeping pills - Susan Bibby Using the chemical cosh - Residential care worker A Waiting for the answers - Parliamentary Questions Letter to the Secretary of State for Health on Benzodiazepine - Susan Bibby Clinical judgements on benzodiazapines - Psychiatrist A Benzodiazepine use and damage to developing foetuses - Susan Bibby The Prisoner - Patrick Michael "One in six [babies] had been fed benzodiazepine tranquillisers in the womb." - The Sunday Post (Scotland) "My sister was on benzodiazepine for 15 years." - Man on the bus Benzodiazepines on the street in Yorkshire - Teenager A Benzos and smack: Sell the prescription or stop the rattling? - Teenager B
"The problem was we didn't have proper time to spend with
residents, so often the chemical cosh was an easy solution
to a stressful day. When I got home I used to feel
stressed, guilty and worried and sat and cried."
Using the chemical cosh - Residential care worker A KILLING YOUR PARENTS SLOWLY - The residential care delivery man Residential care questions - Faxfn Experiences of nursing homes - Bank Nurse A NVQs - forcing good people out of important jobs - Experienced worker in care NVQs - we will loose some of the best workers. - Recruitment for care |
