“No behavior or misbehavior is a disease or can be a disease. That’s not what diseases are. Diseases are malfunctions of the human body, of the heart, the liver, the kidney, the brain. Typhoid fever is a disease. Spring fever is not a disease; it is a figure of speech, a metaphoric disease.All mental diseases are metaphoric diseases, misrepresented as real diseases and mistaken for real diseases.” — Thomas Szasz, Professor of Psychiatry Emeritus

“There are no objective tests in psychiatry-no X-ray, laboratory, or exam finding that says definitively that someone does or does not have a mental disorder.” “there is no definition of a mental disorder.” “It’s bull—. I mean, you just can’t define it.” — Allen Frances, Former DSM-IV Task Force Chairman

“In reality, psychiatric diagnosing is a kind of spiritual profiling that can destroy lives and frequently does.” — Peter Breggin, Psychiatrist

“Perhaps worst of all, these diagnoses almost inevitably lead to the prescription of psychiatric medication to you or your child. Psychiatric drugs are toxins to the brain; they work by disabling the brain.” — Peter Breggin, Psychiatrist

“…modern psychiatry has yet to convincingly prove the genetic/biologic cause of any single mental illness…Patients [have] been diagnosed with ‘chemical imbalances’ despite the fact that no test exists to support such a claim, and…there is no real conception of what a correct chemical balance would look like.” — Dr. David Kaiser, Psychiatrist

“There’s no biological imbalance. When people come to me and they say, ‘I have a biochemical imbalance,’ I say, ‘Show me your lab tests.’ There are no lab tests. So what’s the biochemical imbalance?” — Dr. Ron Leifer, Psychiatrist

“Virtually anyone at any given time can meet the criteria for bipolar disorder or ADHD. Anyone. And the problem is everyone diagnosed with even one of these ‘illnesses’ triggers the pill dispenser.” — Dr. Stefan Kruszewski, Psychiatrist

“It has occurred to me with forcible irony that psychiatry has quite literally lost its mind, and along with it the minds of the patients they are presumably suppose to care for.” —David Kaiser, Psychiatrist

“DSM-IV is the fabrication upon which psychiatry seeks acceptance by medicine in general. Insiders know it is more a political than scientific document… DSM-IV has become a bible and a money making bestseller—its major failings notwithstanding.” — Loren Mosher, M.D., Clinical Professor of Psychiatry

“All psychiatrists have in common that when they are caught on camera or on microphone, they cower and admit that there are no such things as chemical imbalances/diseases, or examinations or tests for them. What they do in practice, lying in every instance, abrogating [revoking] the informed consent right of every patient and poisoning them in the name of ‘treatment’ is nothing short of criminal.” — Dr Fred Baughman Jr., Pediatric Neurologist

“Psychiatry makes unproven claims that depression, bipolar illness, anxiety, alcoholism and a host of other disorders are in fact primarily biologic and probably genetic in origin…This kind of faith in science and progress is staggering, not to mention naïve and perhaps delusional.” — Dr. David Kaiser, psychiatrist

“In short, the whole business of creating psychiatric categories of ‘disease,’ formalizing them with consensus, and subsequently ascribing diagnostic codes to them, which in turn leads to their use for insurance billing, is nothing but an extended racket furnishing psychiatry a pseudo-scientific aura. The perpetrators are, of course, feeding at the public trough.” — Dr. Thomas Dorman, internist and member of the Royal College of Physicians of the UK

“I believe, until the public and psychiatry itself see that DSM labels are not only useless as medical ‘diagnoses’ but also have the potential to do great harm—particularly when they are used as means to deny individual freedoms, or as weapons by psychiatrists acting as hired guns for the legal system.” — Dr. Sydney Walker III, psychiatrist

“The way things get into the DSM is not based on blood test or brain scan or physical findings. It’s based on descriptions of behavior. And that’s what the whole psychiatry system is.” — Dr. Colin Ross, psychiatrist

“No biochemical, neurological, or genetic markers have been found for Attention Deficit Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Depression, Schizophrenia, anxiety, compulsive alcohol and drug abuse, overeating, gambling or any other so-called mental illness, disease, or disorder.” — Bruce Levine, Ph.D., psychologist and author of Commonsense Rebellion

“Unlike medical diagnoses that convey a probable cause, appropriate treatment and likely prognosis, the disorders listed in DSM-IV [and ICD-10] are terms arrived at through peer consensus.” — Tana Dineen Ph.D., psychologist “It’s not science. It’s politics and economics. That’s what psychiatry is: politics and economics. Behavior control, it is not science, it is not medicine.” — Thomas Szasz, Professor of Psychiatry Emeritus

Zuma’s Believes in the minds ability to have “ups and downs” without requiring medication. Anti-psychotic medication is a slippery slope. Why not work through emotions and accept that we all have different ways of responding to the things that happen to us.

Zuma’s would like to work with you to develope systems that help you get through lifes challenges.

www.zumasrescueranch.com- Experiential Learning 303-346-7493 Dana Schultz MSW

DAWN relies on a nationally representative sample of general, non-Federal hospitals operating 24-hour EDs, with oversampling of hospitals in selected metropolitan areas. In each participating hospital, ED medical records are reviewed retrospectively to find the ED visits that involved recent drug use. All types of drugs—illegal drugs, prescription drugs, over-the-counter pharmaceuticals (e.g., dietary supplements, cough medicine), and substances inhaled for their psychoactive effects—are included. Alcohol is considered an illicit drug when consumed by patients aged 20 or younger. For patients aged 21 or older, though, alcohol is reported only when it is used in conjunction with other drugs.

Between 2004 and 2009, large increases in the involvement of non-illicit drugs (prescription drugs, over-the-counter medications, and supplements [e.g., herbal remedies]) have been observed in all types of drug-related ED visits (misuse/abuse, suicide attempts, adverse reactions, and accidental ingestions). It is likely that there multiple causes contributing to these increases. In respect to adverse reactions, some portion may be associated with the greater number of prescriptions being written and more people taking prescription drugs as part of their medical care. People of all ages are increasingly being prescribed multiple drugs simultaneously, which, in turn, has increased the possibility of unintended interactions. Polypharmacy is particularly common among older populations who are placed on long-term medication for chronic conditions, and the number of older persons in the nation is growing. In respect to misuse and abuse, these same trends have led to prescription drugs being more accessible and more easily able to be diverted. It is beyond the scope of this report to explore the causes behind the growing numbers of ED visits involving pharmaceuticals, and further analysis is needed.

All Drug-Related ED Visits

In 2009, slightly over 120 million visits were made to EDs in general-purpose hospitals in the United States, and DAWN estimates that at least 4.5 million of these visits were drug related. Drug-related ED visits have increased by over 80 percent since 2004. This increase primarily reflects greater numbers of medical emergencies associated with adverse reactions, accidental drug ingestions, and misuse or abuse of prescription drugs and over-the-counter medications.

Overall Drug Misuse or Abuse

In 2009, DAWN estimates that about 2.1 million ED visits resulted from medical emergencies involving drug misuse or abuse, the equivalent of 674.4 ED visits per year per 100,000 population. For those aged 20 or younger, the rate is 473.3 visits; for those aged 21 or older, the rate is 754.8 visits.

Of the 2.1 million visits associated with drug misuse or abuse in 2009,

• 35.3 percent involved pharmaceuticals alone,
• 23.0 percent involved illicit drugs alone,
• 10.2 percent involved illicit drugs plus alcohol,
• 11.0 percent involved pharmaceuticals plus alcohol,
• 10.0 percent involved pharmaceuticals plus illicit drugs,
• 6.7 percent involved alcohol alone in patients aged 20 or younger, and
• 3.9 percent involved pharmaceuticals and illicit drugs plus alcohol.

If you are alarmed by these figures…. You should be, an 80% increase in drug use in America also means and 80% revenue increase for pharmaceutical companies. These companies settle every law suit against their products before any media attention catches wind of the death and devastation caused by the drugs.

More people are dying due to pharmaceutical complications each year, these facts are buried by the  wealthy pharma companies. The big target seems to be our children~ “addict them young and have life time customers” is the big pharma model. The proposed legislation to have “mandatory mental health screening for teens and pre teens” is just a ploy to diagnose and prescribe our youth their drugs and creat life time addicts.

If you have a child that has been given a diagnosis of:

ADD

ADHD

Bipolar Disorder

oppositional Defiance Disorder

Any Mood Disorders

PLEASE seek alternative opinions. Get out of the Medical box and look at diet, allergies, food allergies..Alternative therapy, behavioral modifications, exercise programs, sports….

Try removing all video games as they have been  linked to ADD and ADHD. Limit the time spent in front of a television screen. Get kids outside in the sunshine.

Zuma’s Rescue Ranch and Experiential Learning Center has shown positive results working with children and families faced with these often misdiagnosed “disorders”.

As a result of spending bill H2112, slaughterhouses in the United States will be able to resume slaughtering horses for human consumption. We are not a nation that raises horses as food animals or one that consumes horse meat. Rather, horses are largely considered companion animals, more similar to dogs and cats than to animals raised for consumption. They should therefore be treated as such, and not subjected to mass slaughter.

“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” – Mahatma Gandhi

That’s why I signed a petition to The United States House of Representatives, The United States Senate and President Barack Obama, which says:

“We ask that the House of Representatives, Senate, and President Obama pass the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act of 2011, S.B. 1176/H.R. 2966, to ban the slaughter of horses for human consumption. This is particularly important for the following reasons:

1) Horses are revered for their contributions to the building of this country, their long-standing history of working alongside humans in a variety of tasks, their companionship, and their special bond with people;

(2) Horses are not raised for the purpose of being slaughtered for human consumption and as a result, American horses are not raised, fed and medicated within the FDA guidelines established for food animals, making them potentially unfit and unsafe for human consumption;

(3) Horse slaughter is not humane euthanasia, and does not allow for each animal to be respectfully treated as an individual;

(4) Banning slaughter would encourage breeders to be more careful in the numb er of foals they produce, and ultimately would reduce the number of horses in need, while improving horse welfare;

(5) President Obama made a campaign promise to permanently ban horse slaughter and exports of horses for human consumption; and

(6) Allowing commercial horse slaughter for human consumption in the US uses American tax dollars to support an industry that caters entirely to foreign interests, instead of directing those tax dollars to domestic interests.”

Will you sign the petition too? Click here to add your name:

http://signon.org/sign/ban-horse-slaughter-now?source=s.fwd&r_by=1753239

Thanks!

How much are you willing to sacrifice for another? Would you put your self our to help another without personal reward? Think about that… for no personal gain, totally selfless, 100% authentic giving.

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I believe that all beings, 2 and 4 legged, winged,and finned deserve these freedoms~

Freedom from hunger and freedom from pain
freedom from loss and so freedom from gain.
Freedom to give and freedom to share
freedom from want and that of despair.

Freedom to think and freedom to know
freedom to achieve and freedom to grow.
Freedom from bondage and freedom of liberation
freedom from ignorance and any unknown situation.

Freedom to come and freedom to leave
freedom to stay and freedom to conceive.
Freedom from struggle and freedom of ease
freedom to enjoy and the capacity to please.

Freedom from failure and freedom of success
freedom from denial and freedom of access.
Freedom from illusion and freedom of reality
freedom to become what we are in actuality.

Freedom to live and freedom to die
freedom to laugh and freedom to cry.
Freedom to speak and freedom to listen
freedom to act based on a wise decision.

Freedom from hate and freedom of love
freedom of below and freedom of above.
Freedom of the past and freedom of the present
freedom of the future and what it can represent.

Freedom from war and freedom of peace
freedom to begin and freedom to cease.
Freedom from sickness and freedom of health
freedom from poverty and mishandled wealth.

Freedom from wrong and freedom being right
freedom of the day and freedom of the night.
Freedom to choose and freedom to reject
freedom to imagine what there is to expect.

Freedom from lust and freedom from greed
freedom from anger and freedom from breed.
Freedom from jealousy and freedom from pride
freedom from within and freedom from outside.
Freedom of always not having anything to hide.

Freedom from space and also freedom from time
freedom from attachment and freedom from crime
Freedom to work and freedom to play
freedom to believe and freedom to pray.
Freedom to experience a rebirth someday.

Freedom from the body and freedom from the mind
freedom from the ego and freedom from being blind.
Freedom of transcendance being of the spiritual kind.

Universal freedom is eternal and infinite bliss
we should all therefore be able to realise this.

George Krokos
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This was one we saved~

I am an animal rescuer.

I have bought animal food with my last dime,

I have patted a mangy head with a bare hand.

I have hugged those that are vicious and afraid.

I have fallen in love a thousand times,

and I have cried into the fur of a lifeless body too

many times to count.

I am an animal rescuer.

My work is never done, my home is never quiet, my

wallet is always empty,

but my heart is always full.

~ Unknown

While Politicians hold their political positions in the safe
confines of the capital, protected by these same men and women, and receive full pay retirement after serving one term. It just does not make any sense.

Senators serve one 6 term with full retirement pay. Representatives serve 3 / 2 year terms with full retirement.

Monday we learned that the staffers of Congress family members are exempt from having to pay back student loans.
OUTRAGEOUS

This will get national attention if news networks will broadcast it.
This is an idea that we should address.
For too long we have been too complacent about the workings of Congress. Many citizens had no idea that members of Congress could retire with the same pay after only one term, that they specifically exempted themselves from many of the laws they have passed (such as being exempt from any fear of prosecution for sexual harassment) while ordinary citizens must live under those laws.

The latest is to exempt themselves from the Healthcare Reform…
Somehow, that doesn’t seem logical. We do not have an elite class of people that are above the law.

I truly don’t care if they are Democrat, Republican, Independent or whatever. The self-serving must stop.
If each person that receives this will forward it on to 20 people, in three days, most people in The United States of America will have the message..

This is one proposal that really should be passed around.
Proposed 28th Amendment to the United States Constitution:
“Congress shall make no law that applies to the citizens of the United States that does not apply equally to the Senators and/or
Representatives; and, Congress shall make no law that applies to the Senators and/or Representatives that does not apply equally to the citizens of the United States .”

Please Share this with your 20 and see if we can effect some change for the future generations.

What is an IEP? Does my child need an IEP? How do I get my child an IEP? What are the differences between an IEP and a 504 plan? What are my rights as a parent? Who can help me with this process?

What is an IEP?

An IEP is an Individualized Education Program. This is a written document that states a child’s current education performance level and an individualized plan focused on meeting the child’s needs within the school environment. This document should include instruction, goals, specific services to be received, a list of staff members who will carry out these services, the standards and timelines for evaluating progress, and the amount and degree to which the child will participate with typically developing peers

in a “mainstream” classroom setting. An IEP is required for all children eligible for special education by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), which is federal law. An IEP should be developed by the child’s parent and the professionals who evaluated the child and/or will be providing services to the child.

 Does my child need an IEP?

If your child is academically behind in his/her classes, has trouble with content comprehension, is easily distracted, acts out in class, learns differently than other students and/or requires classroom accommodations,  your child may benefit from special education services.

 How do I get my child an IEP?

In order for students to receive special education services they must be found eligible under special education law. Eligibility is determined by an evaluation process. Before the school district can evaluate a child, the district must obtain the parent’s written informed consent. This means that if you want to have your child evaluated for special education services, you must put the request in writing! A school district does not have to act on a verbal request. Once a written request is made, the school district must complete the special education evaluation/testing within 60 days, according to federal IDEA law. Once the evaluation is complete, the school will contact you to set a meeting to go over the results of the evaluation. The school must provide parents with a copy of the evaluation report and a written documentation of eligibility. If your child is eligible for special education services, the next step is the creation of the IEP. It is important for parents to understand the evaluation results before beginning to develop the IEP. Parents should request a copy of the evaluation report summary before the initial IEP meeting and ask to have the results explained to them in plain language by a professional from the school. An IEP should be developed through collaboration between the school and the parent. Beware of school districts that have an IEP drafted before the initial meeting and simply ask the parent to sign the document at the meeting! The parent should be involved in the creation of this document! Once this initial meeting takes place, there should be an annual review staffing for the first two years and a triennial staffing the third year. There may also be additional review meetings as needed. As a parent you have a right to attend all meetings and request additional review meetings if you feel they are needed.

What are the differences between and IEP and a 504 plan?

Zuma's Class Room Helps Kids Learn Through Experience

A 504 Plan comes from Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. This is a civil rights law rather than a special education law. This act protects the rights of all persons with disabilities from discrimination. The definition of a “handicapping condition” under Section 504 is much broader than the definition of a disability under IDEA. Therefore, a student could qualify for services under Section 504 and not qualify under IDEA. To qualify under Section 504 a person must have a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more life activities; have record of such impairment; or is regarded as having such impairment. Under Section 504, a person’s physical or mental impairment must have a substantial limitation on one or more major life activities. These activities include caring for one’s self, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, working and learning.  If a student is found to be eligible under Section 504, a written plan called a Section 504 Accommodation Plan will be developed. This plan must outline the services, accommodations, and modifications required by the school to afford the

student learning opportunities equal to those of students who do not have a disability. Every school has a 504 coordinator and a 504 team that is separate from the special education team.

What are my rights as a parent?

· You have the right to free and appropriate public education for your child in the school setting that allows the most contact with typically developing children while still meeting the unique needs of your child.

· You have the right to be fully informed of your rights by the school.

· You have the right to request an evaluation for special education services if you feel your child needs and could benefit from these services.

· You have the right to have your child tested in his/her primary language.

· You have the right to an independent evaluation if you disagree with the results of the school’s evaluation.

· You have the right to be notified any time the school wishes to evaluate your child or change your child’s placement according to the IEP. You also have a right to be notified any time the school denies your request for an evaluation or change in your child’s placement.

· You have the right to participate in the development of your child’s IEP. You have a right to attend all IEP review meetings. The school must make every effort to notify you of meetings and to schedule these meetings at a time and place that is convenient for you.

· The school must re-evaluate your child every three years, but you have the right to request a re-evaluation at any time.

You have the right to review and have a copy of all of your child’s records. You have the right to request that information about your child in his/her school records be changed or information be

added that you feel is important to the education of your child.

Who can help me with this process?

· The Arcs in Colorado:      1-800-333-7690  www.thearccofco.org

The Arc provides advocates who will attend IEP meetings with you. The Arc of Colorado has a list of statewide Arcs on their website

· EMPOWER Colorado:     1-800-881-8272   www.empowercolorado.com

Support, education and advocacy for parents

· Family Voices:  303-733-3000  www.familyvoices.org

Advocacy , parent assistance in navigating health care systems for children with special needs

· Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health: coloradofederation.org

Promotes mental health for all children, youth and families

· Parent to Parent of Colorado: 1-877-472-7201  www.p2p-co.org

One to one parent matching. Up-to-date information and referral

· PEAK- Colorado’s Parent Training and Information Center: 1-800-284-0251 www.peakparent.org

Parent advisors who provide information about the special education process and parents’ rights

· PEP- Parents Encouraging Parents: 303-866-6846  www.cde.state.co.us/cdesped/PEP.asp

Brings together parents and professionals for education on supporting your child in the school and the community

Article by: Gina Shuster, LSW

Zuma's Horse Help Both Young and Old

Equine therapy involves the use of horses in a treatment plan for various mental, emotional and physical health issues for children, adults and seniors. Licensed professionals oversee equine therapy programs. Equine therapy encompasses a broad category of treatments including equine-assisted activity and therapy (EAAT), equine-facilitated psychotherapy (EFP) and hippotherapy. Equine therapy has the potential to improve certain conditions that the elderly often face, such as cognitive dysfunctions, mental illness, depression, anxiety and impaired motor function.

Zuma’s Rescue Ranch, located in Littleton Colorado provides a place for both the very young and the very  old to find a place to get the most out of life. From Equine Assisted Therapy Programs to Old Fashion BBQ and Hay Rides Zuma’s provides a great place to gather and have a good time. If you are interested in a place for the entire family to find something to feel good about, join the family at Zuma’s. Get involved, Have Fun and Give Back~