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Welcome to The Truth with Lisa Booth, where we get to the heart of the issues that matter to you.

Today we're talking about mental health.

The nation has been grappling with the heartbreaking tragedy surrounding the deaths of Hollywood icon Rob Reiner and his wife, Michelle, allegedly at the hands of their son, Nick,

who has struggled with schizophrenia, substance abuse, and psychiatric medication adjustments.

But this story has really, once again, thrust America's mental health crisis into the spotlight.

Today, we're joined by board-certified psychiatrist and former FDA medical officer, Dr. Joseph

Witt During.

Dr. Joseph is a leading voice challenging the over-prescription of psychiatric drugs from the

glamorization of SSRIs on TikTok among young women to sort of the hidden risks of

long-lasting use of some of these drugs, the potential push to homicidal tendencies as well.

The things that we don't really talk about as a society now that a lot of these drugs have

been mainstreamed.

They're discussed very casually in a cavalier way.

So we're going to talk about this surge in use, what it means for you, what it means for the country, and also how big pharma has fueled a lot of it.

So stay tuned for Dr. Joseph Witt during.

Well, Dr. Joseph Witt during, it's great to have you on the show, sir. You've been talking

about a lot of important things in the country, just over dependency on drugs, particularly

mental health drugs.

So really looking forward to getting your insight into all of this.

Thanks for having me, Lisa.

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