Friday, January 06, 2006
THIS IRVING SITE IS NO MORE!!!
This picture taken last spring is no more. The Rock is gone! Anyone have a clue where it ended up? Take a look inside the blog at the changes.
AND HE'S OUT FOR THE COUNT!!!!
Remember my dog Chico that I used to walked around in the Capital! Well? He's in Saint George these days and I guess he's having a ball!!!!
THIS WAS A LINE AT SERVICE NEW BRUNSWICK!!!!
This picture was taken on a friday at 4:30pm at service New Brunswick. The last day of the year. I believe the new system stop these line up. Where are these people having their licences renewed???
PEOPLE ON THE STREETS DID QUESTIONED MOI????
Ever been in a hurry?
Well? It happened to me this week!
I had to bring some items to someone and I was in a rush.
Once on the streets, I was approached by different individuals asking me what was I doing with an Irving bag?
Sh@t!!! I was in such a hurry and I had to continue my walk with an Irving bag.
I was approached by 5 different individuals who asked me the same question.
People might be in a hurry these days but they sure noticed little things like me carrying an Irving bag! ..lol
Well? It happened to me this week!
I had to bring some items to someone and I was in a rush.
Once on the streets, I was approached by different individuals asking me what was I doing with an Irving bag?
Sh@t!!! I was in such a hurry and I had to continue my walk with an Irving bag.
I was approached by 5 different individuals who asked me the same question.
People might be in a hurry these days but they sure noticed little things like me carrying an Irving bag! ..lol
WITH 48,000 KIDS BEING DRUGGED? COULD THIS PLAY A ROLL???
Bernard Lord don't care that 48,000 kids are being drugged. Could it be the reason the numbers are so high is because both parents are working???
I received this email this week!!!
Source: Brandeis University
Date: 2006-01-04
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Psychotropic Drug Prescriptions For Teens Surge 250% Over 7 Year Period
Psychotropic drug prescriptions for teenagers skyrocketed 250 percent between 1994 and 2001, rising particularly sharply after 1999, when the federal government allowed direct-to-consumer advertising and looser promotion of off-label use of prescription drugs, according to a new Brandeis University study in the journal Psychiatric Services.
This dramatic increase in adolescent visits to health care professionals which resulted in a prescription for a psychotropic drug occurred despite the fact that few psychotropic drugs, typically prescribed for ADHD, depression and other mood disorders, are approved for use in children under 18. The study is one of the first to focus on prescriptions to adolescents, rather than children in general.
The study shows that by 2001, one in every ten of all office visits by teenage boys led to a prescription for a psychotropic drug. Other findings in the study show that a diagnosis of ADHD was given in about one-third of office visits during the study period. Also, between 14 and 26 percent of visits in which psychotropic medications were prescribed did not have an associated mental health diagnosis, said lead author Professor Cindy Parks Thomas, an expert on prescription drug trends, at Brandeis University's Heller School for Social Policy and Management.
"There is an alarming increase in prescribing these drugs to teens, and the reasons for this trend need further scrutiny," said Thomas. "Our study suggests a number of factors may be particularly important to assess, including the impact of direct-to-consumer advertising and other marketing strategies."
Additional factors likely fueling the trend, noted by the authors, include greater acceptance among physicians and the public of psychotropic drugs, the advent of new medications with fewer side effects, increased screening for mental health disorders, and patient demand for such drugs. Nevertheless, the study noted that overall, pharmaceutical companies increased their spending on television advertising six fold, to $1.5 billion, between 1996 and 2000, with the trend accelerating after 1997, when the Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act was passed.
However, at the same time teenagers were being prescribed more psychotropic drugs than ever before, other prescription drugs taken by adolescents were trending down, said Thomas. For example, the use of antibiotics, the most widely prescribed drugs for teenagers, fell dramatically in response to widespread public educational campaigns about the dangers of antibiotic resistance due to overuse of these drugs.
"The dramatic increase in prescribing of psychotropic medications is of considerable concern, particularly because these medications are not without risks," Thomas said.
I received this email this week!!!
Source: Brandeis University
Date: 2006-01-04
Print this page
Email to friend
Psychotropic Drug Prescriptions For Teens Surge 250% Over 7 Year Period
Psychotropic drug prescriptions for teenagers skyrocketed 250 percent between 1994 and 2001, rising particularly sharply after 1999, when the federal government allowed direct-to-consumer advertising and looser promotion of off-label use of prescription drugs, according to a new Brandeis University study in the journal Psychiatric Services.
This dramatic increase in adolescent visits to health care professionals which resulted in a prescription for a psychotropic drug occurred despite the fact that few psychotropic drugs, typically prescribed for ADHD, depression and other mood disorders, are approved for use in children under 18. The study is one of the first to focus on prescriptions to adolescents, rather than children in general.
The study shows that by 2001, one in every ten of all office visits by teenage boys led to a prescription for a psychotropic drug. Other findings in the study show that a diagnosis of ADHD was given in about one-third of office visits during the study period. Also, between 14 and 26 percent of visits in which psychotropic medications were prescribed did not have an associated mental health diagnosis, said lead author Professor Cindy Parks Thomas, an expert on prescription drug trends, at Brandeis University's Heller School for Social Policy and Management.
"There is an alarming increase in prescribing these drugs to teens, and the reasons for this trend need further scrutiny," said Thomas. "Our study suggests a number of factors may be particularly important to assess, including the impact of direct-to-consumer advertising and other marketing strategies."
Additional factors likely fueling the trend, noted by the authors, include greater acceptance among physicians and the public of psychotropic drugs, the advent of new medications with fewer side effects, increased screening for mental health disorders, and patient demand for such drugs. Nevertheless, the study noted that overall, pharmaceutical companies increased their spending on television advertising six fold, to $1.5 billion, between 1996 and 2000, with the trend accelerating after 1997, when the Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act was passed.
However, at the same time teenagers were being prescribed more psychotropic drugs than ever before, other prescription drugs taken by adolescents were trending down, said Thomas. For example, the use of antibiotics, the most widely prescribed drugs for teenagers, fell dramatically in response to widespread public educational campaigns about the dangers of antibiotic resistance due to overuse of these drugs.
"The dramatic increase in prescribing of psychotropic medications is of considerable concern, particularly because these medications are not without risks," Thomas said.
PLEASE VOTE ON THE POLL!!!
I might add that if you wish to help Tim's with his sign and travel? He can be reach at 693-9464! Every penny helps. He's not the type to asks for help from the public. This is my own doing. Please go and vote and the left hand side.
CANADIAN FEDERAL ELECTION- THEY'RE TRYING TO GET THE ATTENTION FROM THE VOTERS!!!!
Which reminds me? I never noticed someone wearing a badge for a candidate until last night. This young guy walked by me with a John Carty badge!!! John is the NDP candidate in Fredericton!
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