Medicating Normal
Medicating Normal
Special | 56m 15sVideo has Closed Captions
The untold story of when profit-driven medicine intersects with human beings in distress.
One in five Americans take psychiatric drugs daily, often for a lifetime. MEDICATING NORMAL follows five high-functioning people whose doctors prescribed pills to help with common problems- stress, insomnia, anxiety and grief- with devastating impact on their lives. The film relays critical information for patients and doctors about the potential risks of taking or prescribing psychiatric drugs.
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Major support for Medicating Normal is provided by Alternative to Meds Center, Alvin & Wendy Fiering Charitable Fund, American Grassroots Fund, Bluebell Foundation, Dana & Stan Day, F.K. Day, George...
Medicating Normal
Medicating Normal
Special | 56m 15sVideo has Closed Captions
One in five Americans take psychiatric drugs daily, often for a lifetime. MEDICATING NORMAL follows five high-functioning people whose doctors prescribed pills to help with common problems- stress, insomnia, anxiety and grief- with devastating impact on their lives. The film relays critical information for patients and doctors about the potential risks of taking or prescribing psychiatric drugs.
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