Serotonin and Depression

Some authorities believe that moderate depression is a normal state that most everyone experiences. There is some evidence that medication is over-prescribed for moderate depressions as the following report indicates:

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Dr. Peter Breggin on Antidepressants

Many in T.O. unaware of smoking ban (Ventura County Star)
A new smoking ordinance for the city of Thousand Oaks has gone into effect, but you'd be hard pressed to know it. Smoking is now banned at any playground, public garden, outdoor public gathering place, outdoor service areas such as ATMs or ticket lines, on the grounds of any public library and in outdoor dining areas.

USC Upstate campus goes smoke-free (The Daily Gamecock)
Bars and restaurants in the Columbia area must be smoke-free by Oct. 1. USC Upstate will be smoke-free Nov.20. Will USC be next?

Archives (The Daily Tar Heel)
Anyone caught smoking within 100 feet of campus buildings will soon face a fine and a court date.

Ivy Tech smoke-free in Muncie, Anderson (The Star Press)
MUNCIE — Ivy Tech Community College is clearing the smoke from its Muncie and Anderson campuses.

Tobacco ban now in effect on ETSU campus (East Tennessean)
The campus-wide tobacco ban talked about by students and faculty since early spring is official. Since Aug. 11, tobacco usage has been banned on all campuses, including the Kingsport and Bristol campuses, as well as the Veterans Affairs Campus and any ETSU owned buildings.

There's Smoke, No Ire (Metro Weekly)
Not long ago, smoking was a contentious topic in the local GLBT community with an intense -- and occasionally acrimonious -- debate over a ban on smoking in bars and nightclubs. Today, with that ban in effect for nearly two years, a truce appears to have taken hold.

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Serotonin and Depression

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