Public Backlash

Meanwhile, as noted earlier in the book, there is the beginning of a backlash, with a recent survey finding that 85% of those interviewed believe that doctors overmedicate children with depression and ADHD and that drugs are harmful to a child s development (Pescosolido et al., 2007). More than half believe that psychiatric medications turn children into zombies. One developmental pediatrician complained about the public s growing skepticism, instead proposing, We need to view 

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If regulatory concerns are subordinated to commercial concerns by industry, then a restrictive legislative/public backlash will probably occur, particularly if there are perceived health or environmental risks. Conversely, if there are restrictive regulatory burdens, then the agricultural biotechnology industry will not grow and may move to less restrictive countries. In this situation both the U.S. economy and the public will suffer. Obviously, there must be a balancing of interests and needs. 

As OSH A gained traction as the new enforcement agency for occupational safety, many of the different ACM were fazed out of production. Obviously, changing out ACM brake pads was a lot easier than changing out floor tiles or pipes insulated with ACM. In the mid-1970s, public backlash and outcry became the norm as many public schools and institutions were identified as at-risk facilities because of the amount of ACM used in the construction of the buildings. The knee-jerk reaction was to remove all ACM from all facility buildings in the name of public health and interest. 

The history of medicine and its provision has been peppered with opposition, unexpected opposition from patients groups who have succeeded in encouraging politicians, managers and others, to take the line of least resistance and advocate the status quo, as a way of calming adverse publicity. Often the real benefits of change have been ignored. The risk of patient backlash is a potential and must be effectively countered through careful patient education before any problems arise. 

So what " Emmerson challenged. "Skip it. That ll cause areal publicity storm. And there won t be any backlash cos we re leaving."... 

Probstein, Ronald F., and Edwin R. Hicks. Synthetic Fuels. Mineola, N.Y. Dover Publications, 2006. A comprehensive work on synthetic fuels. Gontains references and sources for further information. Service, Robert F. The Hydrogen Backlash. Science 305, no. 5686 (August 13, 2004) 958-961. Discusses the future of hydrogen power, including its maturity. Written in an easy-to-understand manner. 

MaconAo-Deepwater Horizon had another unusual dimension. The poor Federal response to the destruction of New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 meant that the US Government was keen to show a firm response to the blowout. BP caught the public relations backlash. 

However, this industrialization was not to everyone s liking many individuals were losing their livelihoods to the mass production starting to come from the increasing number of mills. This led to a backlash from the general public, resulting in the Luddite Riots in 1811-1812, when bands of masked people under the leadership of King Ludd attacked the new factories. 

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