The CIA Doctors: Human Rights Violations by American Psychiatrists

~~An Exploration of the Government’s Use of Mefloquine at Guantanamo.

.

The CIA was experimenting with quinolines as early as 1955 (possibly earlier) as part of the MKULTRA a behavioral modification program.

.

Mefloquine is used in the prevention and treatment of malaria. It was developed in the 1970s by the Dept. of Defense’s Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. The drug has been linked to serious psychological side effects.

.

Starting in January 2002 it was standard operating procedures (SOP) that detainees arriving at Guantanamo were given a dosage amount of 1,250mg of Mefloquine. This amount is normal for treatment dosage if they actually had malaria. There were no laboratory tests conducted to determine if they actually had the disease. The suitable dosage for prevention of the disease is 250mg. According to Wikipedia under the subparagraph “United States Military” it states the use of Mefloquine at Guantanamo was for prevention purposes. Why were the detainees given the ‘prevention’ dosage at five times higher than standard protocol?

.

The study gives us clear indications of the serious psychological side effects associated with Mefloquine (Lariam). Some of which include anxiety, paranoia, hallucinations, aggression, psychotic behavior, depression, memory impairment, convulsions, suicidal ideation, and possibly suicide, interference with cognitive ability. The frequency and severity of the side effect increase dramatically with higher dosages. The effects can be long lasting as the drug can accumulate in brain tissue.

.

Read more here- CIA & Human Experimentation

http://generalstrikeusa.blogspot.com/2014/06/the-cia-doctors-human-rights-violations.html