From the 5/21 Show – Pharma and Your Emotions

Past blogs have shared with you the diabolical marketing from the Pharmaceutical companies that has created millions of people not being able to start their day without a drug to prevent a sickening withdrawal.  I repeatedly have written and said on air that future historians will be writing about how millions became addicted from legal prescription drugs and tens of thousands died in a technological age in which the media remained silent.  We have government leadership that has put the Pharmaceutical company interests in front of the health of our families and communities.

The ingenious marketing of pharmaceuticals has bypassed science and targeted our emotions.  We make most of our buying decisions based on an emotional level of need.  The advertising, the packaging, the image created from the marketing, etc. all are a major part of our buying decisions and where we shop.  Our car purchase is not based on our utilitarian needs.

Emotions and logic do not always coincide.  Our compassion and caring is being exploited by Pharma.  The emotional messages for pain, depression, anxiety, children’s issues, and a myriad of ailments has completely convoluted our thinking that has led to needless death and destruction.  Every sheriff in the country will attest to our illogical response concerning prescription drugs as the destruction marches onward.

“Not Safe as Prescribed” continues to be a difficult message for the majority of people.  Our emotional and caring being has been hijacked by the multi-billion dollar promotional budgets of Pharma.   Your doctor and medical professionals are given the attributes of a drug based on emotion and not science.  Pharma and your doctor hide behind the “safe as prescribed” mantra of the FDA.

A “drug kills” and creates severe withdrawals over time and your doctor hides behind the emotional and “rational message” Pharma has created for them.  The drugs that create far too many negative outcomes are called “prescription drugs” in the same breath as penicillin.  Pharma has masterfully marketed and capitalized on mixing in the dangerous drugs with the life saving drugs.

The FDA that has become dependent on the drug company user fees continues to be a pawn and an accomplice to the mass destruction the legal drugs are creating.

The media has lost their critical thought processes to the emotional message Pharma has created in our society.

I am waiting for the mass media to understand the meaning of the Renaissance Age (a period in which critical thinking emerged).

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From the 5/14 Show – Racism and the Fuel That Powers it

There were two recent occurrences that started a riveting conversation between Montana, Cedric and myself Tuesday night.  I accidently saw a David Chappell rerun that depicted Black men denigrating and stereotyping the African American male. 

On the radio show I played a rap song that included the F and N words and encouraged “popping the molly” (ecstasy).  I don’t remember the B word in this particular rap song.

In my world, there is no tolerance for bigotry and racism.  But, I have come to the realization that the instincts of hatred remain entrenched in corporate America.  If a buck can be made from a concept, then a creative marketing message needs to be accepted. This is true for any product or business.

The entertainment industry and related industries make money from promoting racism.  The messenger has become the African American entertainer who continues to be given a free reign to expound upon stereotypes, drugs, and negative decisions every young person of every generation has faced.  EVERY young person today is seeing and hearing the message “pop the molly” and F’in Nig….. brings.  The drug and alcohol mavens in the business suits understand how to move concepts and products to our streets under the guise of entertainment.

Society laments the statistically sad economic and social state of the minority communities and the bigotry that it generates.   Meanwhile,  corporate America laughs going to the bank from the message creatively passed along to foment the condition.

A few of the “Black leaders” seize upon the economic opportunity racism brings and ALL of America’s leaders remain silent on the message being generated from the entertainment industry.

Unfortunately, too many people in white America have their bigotry reinforced by watching “pop the molly” and David Chappel reruns.

Every generation has passed through a phase of youth that includes challenging the norms of the older generations before them.  The entertainment industry has been in the forefront of every movement.  Elvis, Lennon, McCartney, Mick and Dylan were the messengers of the 50′s and 60′s.  In an earlier age, society would not have tolerated the message coming from the entertainment industry today.

The news media remains silent.  The media makes their money from human tragedies and momentary turmoil.  Writing about the evils of racism sells more papers and creates more viewers than searching for the root causes.

The radio show is attempting to peel away the hypocrisy and truth about the drug distribution to our communities.  We need an open discussion to understand the marketing and selling of drugs into our neighborhoods.

Tuesday night I came to realize we need an open and honest discussion on why we are allowing the stereotypes and negative influences that impede social progress to be promulgated by people of color on behalf of corporate America.

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From the 5/7 Show – The Power of Pharma’s Business Model for Mental Health

The horrendous story coming out of Cleveland sickens me each day.  It remains hard to believe a monster can exist undetected within a community.

Three women and a six year old child are facing an adjustment to freedom few can have any foresight on.  However, the power of Pharma wasted no time on seizing upon the moment.

As the story of the three women began to unfold, I was watching a CNN segment with a “professional” who indicated the women needed immediate “professional care”.  I remember the terms “Depression” and “Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome” (PTSD) being used.  For the mental health profession, both terms are synonymous with creating a lifetime dependency on mind numbing legal drug therapy prior to extensive psychological alternatives.

FOX news documented what their resident psychiatrist said:  “He told the hosts that he was concerned about the authorities’ decision to release Berry from the hospital this soon after her freedom from captivity.”  http://www.mediaite.com/tv/foxs-dr-keith-ablow-irresponsible-to-send-amanda-berry-home-yet-because-her-demons-may-come-back/   He also said:  “Listen, I won’t second guess the doctors, but it wouldn’t have been a bad idea to have her stay a few extra days and get some psychiatric counseling,”

Psychiatry and drugs are terms that are interchangeable.

In other words:  The women would have been better off in the care of the psychiatrists and mental health care system than in the loving environment of their families who had not seen them for ten years!  The women would have been better off possibly receiving drugs within 24 hours of their freedom than allowing them to reacclimatize themselves to the families and world they were torn from!

I remain amazed at the power Pharma continues to have over the major media outlets.  Within a day, Pharma had “experts” who were advocating that a mental health care system that is broken and controlled by Pharma money was better than the care of a loving family.

My heart and best wishes are with the three women and child from Cleveland.  My biggest wish is for them to become part of the community as soon as possible and for the grasps of Pharma to be kept at a distance as long as possible.

A “diagnosis” and accompanying mental health “label”, along with a cocktail of drugs, has the potential to forever keep them imprisoned.

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From the 4/16 Show – Happy Meal More Dangerous than Adderall

Tuesday night’s show created a revelation. It started with a book written by Dr. Barry Sears called “The Zone Diet” – 1995. http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/enter-the-zone-barry-sears/1112495981?cm_mmc=googlepla-_-book_25to44-_-q000000633-_-9780060391508&cm_mmca2=pla&ean=9780060391508&isbn=9780060391508&r=1  

Sears was the first who brought to my attention that “food is a powerful medicine”.  Proper nutrition acts as both a preventative and a cure for many ailments.  The philosophy of a food being the best thing for your body has remarkably been passed over by the drug company marketing.

“Seniors have to choose between food and drugs” goes back to at least April 13, 2000 http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CRECB-2000-pt4/pdf/CRECB-2000-pt4-Pg5668-2.pdf    

The phrase is attributed to Senator Chuck Grassley.  With one out of four seniors taking as many as 10 to 19 pills daily, it appears the Pharma message has been successful marketing to the medical professions that drugs are better than food.

Recently McDonald’s was fined in Brazil for “targeting children with their Happy Meals and Toys”. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-04-22/news/sns-rt-mcdonalds-braziladvertisingl2n0d91nh-20130422_1_happy-meal-mcdonald-brazil   I am assuming that other jurisdictions around the world will begin to follow Brazil’s logic.

“Fact is more bazaar than fiction”. 

With at least five million children being diagnosed with “ADHD” (a Pharma term) our medical and educational establishments continue to support amphetamine based drugs as the remedy.  Drugs that affect the delicate neurotransmitters in a developing brain and affect the cardiovascular and hormonal systems of our children are handed out by the most intelligent professions in our society.

“DRUGS – NOT HUGS” has become the mainstay for treating our children most in need.

We have evolved into a society where the Happy Meal is dangerous.  We have a company paying millions of dollars in fines for enticing your child to eat a hamburger and play with a toy while eating.

Meanwhile, the same mom who has been convinced a Happy Meal is dangerous sends their child to school with a powerful mind altering drug.   The drug is given by a professional in school who is also more concerned about the ingredients in a Happy Meal than the ingredients of the pill they are jamming down the throat of the child.

Harold Hill in The Music Man said:   ” Mothers of River City, heed that warning before it’s too late!”

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From the 4/9 Show – Deadbeats are the Soldiers for the Media and Business Suits

I seldom categorize or criticize an individual who needs financial help.  I continue to be proud of my freedom to speak out every Tuesday night and I am proud to be in a country that has programs in place that help out a fellow citizen in need.  I live each day knowing that an event or phone call can disrupt my life forever.  I have heard from too many people who are living through a life changing event.  Thankfully, our government resources are available if people need help.

The challenge becomes:  who should play God on who gets government help?

If God would designate me in charge for a day, I would put a stop to able bodied men who are capable of working and have become “freeloaders” off of the government.  After a designated time frame from a life changing event (job loss), it’s time to get back to work.   For this category of male who is able to drive, go to the grocery store, and navigate outside the home, a designated “Deadbeat” category should be created if they are on the government payroll.

The business suits who want to bring more drugs to our children and communities have discovered the Deadbeat who has time on their hands.
 

Recently, a “35 year old Navy Veteran” used the resources of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), to sue the state of Florida for demanding drug tests for people applying for welfare benefits http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/news_politics/2013/02/appeals-court-upholds-drug-testing-injunction.html   The 35 year old Deadbeat has the time to fight a drug test, but no time to find a job.

Recently, a “64 year old 100% disabled veteran” ran out to protest the police pulling out his marijuana plants. http://www.bradenton.com/2013/02/26/4409613/poll-7-in-10-back-florida-medical.html   This Deadbeat has the energy to demand pot legalization, but no capabilities to work.

Recently, “A Proud Marijuana Smoker” had the time and money to fight a pot charge in Florida.  Although his employment history was not revealed, a video displays his inability to put a sentence together and his surroundings in the video reveal he would interview poorly for a job interview (or if he can fill out an application) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0mqhC_JbwA

I am surprised the Deadbeat has become the spokesperson for the legalization crowd.  The media will gladly interview and document a Deadbeat’s actions as it pertains to drugs and the court system.  The Deadbeat, if it pertains to liberalization of drug use, is glorified as a victim of the legal system.

The media does not ask or document the job applications the Deadbeat put in before publicly becoming a spokesperson for the marijuana and drug industry.

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