It is widely held that chemical restraint is much more invasive than physical restraint with much greater side effects, especially with children. Apparently the U.S. Department of Justice thinks so too. Drug maker Johnson & Johnson paid tens of millions of dollars in kickbacks to nursing home pharmacies in order to boost the sale of its drugs, says a Justice Department lawsuit.
Today, the nation’s most vulnerable populations: seniors and children are often warehoused and mentally shackled with chemical restraints known as pharmaceuticals. The mass-drugging of senior citizens in nursing homes, and children in foster care has reached criminal proportions. Full Article.
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