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” WARNING? Ac many as 20 million Experts Warn Millions Kisk aimed. an" Americans are taking powerful fran- Pr radien mond. eer enge quilizers — unaware that these dan- £O/@/] on to ; as | Damage Oe Jeep depression to wild gerous drugs can damage their brains en a pat hier oh Bs Sik £7 5 a - euphoria. Often the daniage and cause severe mental illness, psy- IS irreversible, he added. Chiatrists say. Scheolchildren are given The culprit drugs are powerful tran- 9%) the drug Ritalin to controt guilizers and include the brand names Mel- . on). . el a8 wT 42 Pay problems of hyperactivity, Dr. Seidenherg pointed out, - ’ wu ‘ ate ‘ . »S 5 . . / . . ete A *. '’ laril, Thorazine, Prolixin, Haldol and Rita- BeqAeyer FURIE err Ry eT IS Ba RE Ses Bk lin, the experts say chantdn’t ha’ ; : adding: ' shouldn't be, ’ : rie , "” in whicl SCS] anal eal: declared Dr. | ous psychological problems.” | order in ° 1a victim lose his indiscriminate use “Between 10 million and| Robert Seidenberg. Some people who take|touch with reality. of these drugs is absolutely 20 million Americans are} ‘These drugs — which are |these drugs actually develop| Others become extremely unconscionable.” being given these major supposed to control psychiat-| paranoia, an irrational fear passive, almost zombiclike, Another psychiatrist. Dr tranquilizers for a variety|ric disorders — are them-jof other people, or schizo-|with uncontrollable facial Peter Bregpin agreed: of problems when _ they selves triggering other seri-|phrenia, a severe mental dis. | tics and movements of the} “Approximately 10 million ; . Americans are unfortunate- ON ly receiving these drugs ee oar y a when they shouldn't be. A > ao) WG — , : : ee TS ge + = Beso 8 = ez ° i @ Of a: a7 “Psychiatrists miutst stop S28 oO cs a § SSske See aap a fe) a eS prescribing them. ‘Their use a EB SD 2S = z28 Boa ® 8 BE 26g ag | 2.43 es | cannot be justified, consider- ceSoooe G¥kne SES a 4 es 2 & ; éa inn & Ss ing their dangerous side ef- sue F E Ras ve S B os Fae esgs -.§ i g2 2 mi Mt & ae fects, no matter what a per- St80 Fg eh RS< GB-° SER Sea hS Bas = Bin son's psycholugical condition Sait = aya aS = 2Oet pea oe BA? 5 4 a. : I eS Wo oe SEBS SES GU G05 & za ® y SB. 1S. ra ges aS 25 o a6 gS =| 5g y 3 F oS Ee “These drugs are toxic to ee Te qg A ae Sas | B 5 Bae B. & H z3 ae Eo os * the brain —— they cause a SESS SRES§ 3G BER G4 SG a2 = : ol progressive deterioration of ao=% ow nape PSS ees aos: = 22 x A. the brain.” FEaZ SES Se Rrliokea < 2 a i Dr. D. Frank Benson, a =a O S3oS8 s E38 & : < oF ‘a : . «6 : *Sok RS SeR Ba BE SEs 2.2 2 3 5 iz a) neurologist, agreed: “Most 71 wo ni @ & 8 Oo o- Oo. 4. 4 4 = } , - @ +e re ase WZ 2 oe a5 d 2 93g E: 8 g < BS assuredly, major tranquiliz Se g an a & S BB" &e8 5 F = B ers can produce dementi: S aE " Bg 2 (brain damage) in patient ee who take them on a long term basis.” Experts interviewed for the article above were Dr. D. Frank Benson, professor of neurology, UCLA; Dr. Nobert Seldenberg, clinical professor of psychiatry, State University of New York's Upstate Medlceal Center, Syia- cuse, and Dr. Peter Breggin, tosyehiatrist and author of “Psy- chiatric Driyzs: MWazards toa the Brain.”