Scientology Stars Crusade Against AntidepressantsSummary:As mothers with a concern that can no longer go ignored, Kirstie Alley and Kelly Preston are up in arms, and have joined a group of doctors the use of antidepressants, as following Scientologist Tom Cruise. |
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| For_Immediate_Release: July 10, 2005 - Per news found in Australian media, Hollywood stars Kirstie Alley and Kelly Preston launched a public drive last Friday to restrict the use of anti-depressants and medicines said to cause suicide and violence among children and teens. It was reported that the actresses joined a group of doctors who are pushing for US authorities to slap tougher warnings of their possible side-effects on prescription medicines such as the anti-depressants and drugs used to treat attention deficit disorder (ADD). It is well known both Alley and Preston, who is married to superstar John Travolta, are members of the Church of Scientology that strongly opposes the use of psychiatric drugs. They were quoted as saying: "We can no longer sit back and let the clock tick, waiting for more deaths, suicides or people driven to violent acts by psychotropic drugs, the pair and a group of doctors opposed to the use of psychotropic drugs said in a letter to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). "Parents in particular have been misled about the effects of these drugs," Alley said in a statement. "They are highly addictive; kids are using them more than street drugs to get high." The stars said they were taking action to raise public awareness after the FDA warned that stimulants prescribed to six million US children can cause "hallucinations and psychotic, suicidal and violent behaviour." They said that even stronger warnings were needed. "Parents don't know that these drugs are turning kids into walking time bombs," said Kelly Preston. "Eight out of the last 13 school shooters were taking prescribed psychiatric drugs, and only now is the FDA investigating the fact these drugs can cause violence," she said. Fellow Scientologist and superstar Tom Cruise recently spoke out publicly about his opposition to the use of prescription drugs for depression. ### |
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For more details: Ms. Mariah Lipcott Glendale, California, USA [email protected] |
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