Mass Murderers and Psychiatry

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Mass Murderers and Psychiatry

Posted on August 3, 2012 by CCHR Florida

The recent tragedy in Colorado has focused attention on mass murderers, and many are asking “Why?” Theories abound, many of them unfounded and ignorant of the actual facts behind spree killings.

According to some statistics:

■78% off those responsible for crimes of mass violence had a history of suicidal thoughts and actual suicide attempts.

■34% of mass murderers had a “mental health evaluation” before the attack

■17% were diagnosed with a mental or behavior disorder.

The statistics regarding the connection between dangerous psychiatric drugs and random violence is in actual fact much higher.

Dr. Moira Dolan, an internal medical doctor with the Medical Accountability Network, has this to say about the connection between mass murderers and psychiatry:

“There are numerous examples of people who have gone off on a shooting rampage and killed their classmates, their co-workers, members of their family and often took their own lives, then it was shortly discovered that they were taking an antidepressant. The apparency is that the person was mentally ill and went on a rage but when these cases have actually been looked at closer, what we find is that the person did not have any violent tendencies and in most cases was not even suicidal before they started treatment with their antidepressant medication.”

Dr. Dolan makes the point that random violence and mass killings are the acts of monsters. The fact that children have access to guns and violent movies do not create monsters. But drugs that alter brain chemistry can have this effect on susceptible individuals.

Dr. Ann Blake Tracy, PhD and author of a book called “Prozac, Panacea or Pandora?” discovered in her research that in 24 out of 32 cases of murder suicides involving women and their children, the mothers were taking Prozac.

Here are some known facts about antidepressants:

■They are associated with violent behavior, which includes tendencies towards homicide and suicide

■Of the top 10 drugs which are linked to violence, 50% are antidepressants

■Some people are especially vulnerable to homicidal behavior when taking these drugs, as they are unable to metabolize these drugs

■Research has been done proving that placebos are just as effective in treating mental illness as psychiatric drugs.

■They can cause agitation

■They have been responsible for improper Bone development

■They can cause gastrointestinal bleeding

These drugs are so dangerous, why are they still marketed so vigorously? And why, with all the dangerous side effects, both mental and physical, are they promoted to our youth?

The answer lies in the enormous profits made by the huge pharmaceutical companies who gain by marketing these dangerous drugs. At the expense of our children’s health and the safety of the public, these drugs are continually promoted as safe and necessary.

Instead of making the obvious connection between the use of antidepressants and violent behavior, their spokespeople twist the truth and claim that the mental illness caused the violence, not the drug.

And the pharmaceutical company representatives, along with the psychiatrists who push these deadly drugs promote their lies with a straight face.

The public has been an unwitting victim of pharmaceutical greed for too long, and is finally awakening to the enormous and damaging results these drugs have caused.

http://www.cchrflorida.org/blog/mass-murderers-and-psychiatry/

prozac, ritalin, adderall, et cetera all have been pushed on young children Why do we have all these shootings now when 20 years age we did not ?Children raised on these drugs? Tommy is a little excited in class so lets put him on prozac, ritalin?

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School Shooting Prozac WITHDRAWAL 2008-02-15 Illinois ** 6 Dead: 15 Wounded: Perpetrator Was in Withdrawal from Med & Acting Erratically

School Shooting Prozac Antidepressant 2005-03-24 Minnesota **10 Dead: 7 Wounded: Dosage Increased One Week before Rampage

School Shooting Paxil [seroxat] Antidepressant 2001-03-10 Pennsylvania **14 Year Old GIRL Shoots & Wounds Classmate at Catholic School

School Shooting Zoloft Antidepressant & ADHD Med 2011-07-11 Alabama **14 Year Old Kills Fellow Middle School Student

School Shooting Zoloft Antidepressant 1995-10-12 South Carolina **15 Year Old Shoots Two Teachers, Killing One: Then Kills Himself

School Shooting Med For Depression 2009-03-13 Germany **16 Dead Including Shooter: Antidepressant Use: Shooter in Treatment For Depression

School Hostage Situation Med For Depression 2010-12-15 France **17 Year Old with Sword Holds 20 Children & Teacher Hostage

School Shooting Plot Med For Depression WITHDRAWAL 2008-08-28 Texas **18 Year Old Plots a Columbine School Attack

School Shooting Anafranil Antidepressant 1988-05-20 Illinois **29 Year Old WOMAN Kills One Child: Wounds Five: Kills Self

School Shooting Luvox/Zoloft Antidepressants 1999-04-20 Colorado **COLUMBINE: 15 Dead: 24 Wounded

School Stabbings Antidepressants 2001-06-09 Japan **Eight Dead: 15 Wounded: Assailant Had Taken 10 Times his Normal Dose of Depression Med

School Shooting Prozac Antidepressant WITHDRAWAL 1998-05-21 Oregon **Four Dead: Twenty Injured

School Stabbing Med For Depression 2011-10-25 Washington **Girl, 15, Stabs Two Girls in School Restroom: 1 Is In Critical Condition

School Shooting Antidepressant 2006-09-30 Colorado **Man Assaults Girls: Kills One & Self

School Machete Attack Med for Depression 2001-09-26 Pennsylvania **Man Attacks 11 Children & 3 Teachers at Elementary School

School Shooting Related Luvox 1993-07-23 Florida **Man Commits Murder During Clinical Trial for Luvox: Same Drug as in COLUMBINE: Never Reported

School Hostage Situation Cymbalta Antidepressant WITHDRAWAL 2009-11-09 New York **Man With Gun Inside School Holds Principal Hostage

School Shooting Antidepressants 1992-09-20 Texas **Man, Angry Over Daughter's Report Card, Shoots 14 Rounds inside Elementary School

School Shooting SSRI 2010-02-19 Finland **On Sept. 23, 2008 a Finnish Student Shot & Killed 9 Students Before Killing Himself

School Shooting Threat Med for Depression* 2004-10-19 New Jersey **Over-Medicated Teen Brings Loaded Handguns to School

School Shooting Antidepressant? 2007-04-18 Virginia **Possible SSRI Use: 33 Dead at Virginia Tech

School Shooting Antidepressant? 2002-01-17 Virginia **Possible SSRI Withdrawal Mania: 3 Dead at Law School

School Incident/Bizarre Zoloft* 2010-08-22 Australia **School Counselor Exhibits Bizarre Behavior: Became Manic On Zoloft

School/Assault Antidepressant 2009-11-04 California **School Custodian Assaults Student & Principal: Had Manic Reaction From Depression Med

School Shooting Prozac Antidepressant 1992-01-30 Michigan **School Teacher Shoots & Kills His Superintendent at School

School Shooting Threats Celexa Antidepressant 2010-01-25 Virginia **Senior in High School Theatens to Kill 4 Classmates: Facebook Involved: Bail Denied

School Violence/Murder Antidepressants* 1998-05-04 New York **Sheriff's Deputy Shoots his Wife in an Elementary School

School Knifing/Murder Meds For Depression & ADHD 2010-04-28 Massachusetts **Sixteen Year Old Kills 15 Year Old in High School Bathroom in Sept. 2009

School Stabbing Wellbutrin 2006-12-04 Indiana **Stabbing by 17 Year Old At High School: Charged with Attempted Murder

School Threat Antidepressants 2007-04-23 Mississippi **Student Arrested for Making School Threat Over Internet

School Suspension Lexapro Antidepressant 2007-07-28 Arkansas **Student Has 11 Incidents with Police During his 16 Months on Lexapro

School Shooting Antidepressant WITHDRAWAL 2007-11-07 Finland **Student Kills 8: Wounds 10: Kills Self: High School in Finland

School Shooting Paxil [seroxat] Antidepressant 2004-02-09 New York **Student Shoots Teacher in Leg at School

School Threat Prozac Antidepressant 2008-01-25 Washington **Student Takes Loaded Shotgun & 3 Rifles to School Parking Lot: Plans Suicide

School Shooting Plot Med For Depression 1998-12-01 Wisconsin **Teen Accused of Plotting to Gun Down Students at School

School/Assault Zoloft Antidepressant 2006-02-15 Tennessee **Teen Attacks Teacher at School

School Shooting Threat Antidepressant 1999-04-16 Idaho **Teen Fires Gun in School

School Hostage Situation Paxil & Effexor Antidepressants 2001-04-15 Washington **Teen Holds Classmates Hostage with a Gun

School Hostage Situation Antidepressant WITHDRAWAL 2006-11-28 North Carolina **Teen Holds Teacher & Student Hostage with Gun

School Knife Attack Med for Depression 2006-12-06 Indiana **Teen Knife Attacks Fellow Student

School Massacre Plot Prozac Withdrawal 2011-02-23 Virginia **Teen Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison For Columbine Style Plot

School Shooting Celexa & Effexor Antidepressants 2001-04-19 California **Teen Shoots at Classmates in School

School Shooting Celexa Antidepressant 2006-08-30 North Carolina **Teen Shoots at Two Students: Kills his Father: Celexa Found Among his Personal Effects

School Shooting Meds For Depression & ADHD 2011-03-18 South Carolina **Teen Shoots School Official: Pipe Bombs Found in Backpack

School Shooting Threat Antidepressant 2003-05-31 Michigan **Teen Threatens School Shooting: Charge is Terrorism

School Stand-Off Zoloft Antidepressant 1998-04-13 Idaho **Teen [14 Years Old] in School Holds Police At Bay: Fires Shots

School Shooting Antidepressant WITHDRAWAL 2007-10-12 Ohio **Teen [14 Years Old] School Shooter Possibly on Antidepressants or In Withdrawal

School Threat Antidepressants 2008-03-20 Indiana **Teen [16 Years Old] Brings Gun to School: There Is a Lockdown

School Suicide/Lockdown Med For Depression 2008-02-20 Idaho **Teen [16 Years Old] Kills Self at High School: Lockdown by Police

School Threats Prozac Antidepressant 1999-10-19 Florida **Teen [16 Years Old] Threatens Classmates With Knife & Fake Explosives

School Stabbing Med For Depression 2008-02-29 Texas **Teen [17 Year Old GIRL] Stabs Friend & Principal at High School

School Hostage Situation Prozac/ Paxil Antidepressants 2001-01-18 California **Teen [17 Years Old] Takes Girl Hostage at School: He is Killed by Police

School Knife Attack Treatment For Depression & Strattera 2009-03-10 Belgium **Three Dead in School Day Care: Two Children & a Caregiver: Happened Jan 23, 2009

School Shooting Plot Antidepressants 2009-09-22 England **Two English School Boys Plot to Blow Up High School

School Arson Incidents Paxil 2002-04-12 Michigan **Unusual Personality Change on Paxil Caused 15 Year Old to Set Fires inside High School

School Bomb Threat Med For Depression 2009-06-29 Australia **Vexed Father Makes Bomb Threat Against Elementary School

School Violence Antidepressant 2005-11-19 Arizona **Violent 8 Year Old GIRL Handcuffed by Police at School

School Violence Celexa Antidepressant 2002-01-23 Florida **Violent 8 Year-Old Boy Arrested At School

School Threat/Lockdown Lexapro* 2008-04-18 California **Violent High School Student Shot to Death on Campus by Police

School / Child Endangerment Antidepressants 2008-02-27 Canada **Wacky School Bus Driver Goes Berserk: Also Involved Painkillers

School Violence Paxil 2004-10-23 Washington DC **Young Boy, 10 Year Old, Has Violent Incidents at School

School Threat Wellbutrin Antidepressant 2007-04-24 Tennessee **Young Boy, 12, Threatens to Shoot Others at School

School Hostage Situation Med for Depression 2006-03-09 France **Young Ex-Teacher Holds 21 Students Hostage

School Shooting/Suicide Celexa 2002-10-07 Texas **Young Girl [13 Years Old] Kills Self at School With a Gun

School Hostage Situation Paxil 2001-10-12 North Carolina **Young Man Holds Three People Hostage in Duke University President's Office

School Murder Attempt Med For Depression 1995-03-04 California **Young Woman Deliberately Hits 3 Kids with Her Car at Elementary School: Laughed During Attack

Murder Prozac 2011-09-16 Canada *16 Year Old Stabs 15 Year Old: Will Be Tried in Youth Court Because of Bad Reaction to Prozac

Murder Attempt Wellbutrin* 2006-02-12 Washington *82 Year Old Man Found Not Guilty: Med Defense

Murder Attempt Celexa Antidepressants 2011-02-08 Massachusetts *Coed at Wellesley Found Not Guilty Due to Celexa Antidepressant Use: Stabbed Boyfriend 8 times

DUI Paxil 2003-02-15 Virginia *Defendant Acquitted of DUI Because of Involuntary Intoxication Caused by Paxil

Air Rage Paxil* [seroxat] 2006-01-25 England *Diplomat Cleared of Drinking Charges: Drug Blamed

Rampage Shooting Lexapro & Two Benzo's 2011-09-03 North Carolina *Eight Dead in Nursing Home: Jury Spares Death Penalty Due to Medications

Murder-Suicide Celexa SSRI Antidepressant* 2010-04-22 Ireland *Jury Finds Celexa Cause of Murder-Suicide: Two Physicians Testify: Foundation Demands Action

Murder-Suicide Paxil* [seroxat] 2001-08-09 Wyoming *Jury Finds Paxil Was Cause of Murder-Suicide

Shooting Antidepressant* 2005-03-05 Florida *Man Acquitted in Gas Station Shooting: Involuntary Intoxication by Med

Robbery/Armed Paxil [seroxat] WITHDRAWAL* 2003-08-10 England *Man Cleared of Charges by Using Paxil Defense

Murder Zoloft* 1994-03-14 Alabama *Man Found Not Guilty Due to Psychosis Caused by Zoloft

Assault Prozac* 2009-10-24 Kansas *Man Found Not Guilty of Assault Using Prozac Defense

Murder Med For Depression* 2009-11-19 England *Man Found Not Guilty of Killing Wife While Sleepwalking

Murder Zoloft* 2001-05-24 Australia *Man Found Not Guilty Using Zoloft Defense

Murder Attempt Zoloft* 2004-04-24 California *Man Found Not Guilty: Used Zoloft Defense

Murder Med For Depression 2011-08-23 England *Man Released From Prison Hospital Because his Murders Were Caused by Psychosis From Depression Med

Murder-Suicide Attempt Effexor & Paxil* [seroxat] 2003-06-17 Australia *Mother Acquitted by Using SSRI Defense

Murder Attempt Zoloft* 2002-11-04 Arizona *Mother Acquitted of Attempted Child Murder

Murder Paxil & ADHD Drug* 2000-05-18 Washington *Mother Stabs Daughter: Not Guilty by Reason of Drug Induced Insanity

Murder Attempt Prozac 2008-05-20 Connecticut *Not Guilty Because of Psychosis Brought On by Prozac & Adderall

Murder Cymbalta Antidepressant 2007-05-15 Texas *Not Guilty by Reason of Cymbalta Induced Insanity: Man Kills Wife

Embezzlement/Bizarre Behavior Paxil* 2006-11-17 Florida *Not Guilty by Reason of Paxil Induced Insanity

Bank Robbery Prozac* 2002-11-16 Connecticut *Not Guilty by Reason of Prozac Induced Insanity

Murder Prozac* 2003-07-11 Louisiana *Not Guilty by Reason of Prozac Induced Insanity: Mother Kills Daughter

Murder Paxil* 2011-05-20 California *Wife Given Probation After Stabbing Husband Over 200 Times: Rage Caused by Meds

Violence Prozac* 2000-06-30 England *Woman Acquitted in Stabbing Incident

Murder Prozac 1991-10-16 California *Woman Kills Her Mother: Given Only 3 Years in Prison Because of Testimony Using Prozac Defense

Affair With Minor Effexor* 2011-02-05 Canada *Woman School Teacher Who Molested 15 Year Old Male Student Found Not Guilty: Effexor Insanity

Murder Attempt Prozac 1998-10-13 Scotland *Woman Stabs Boyfriend: Used Prozac Defense: Placed on Probation

Violence/Homicides SSRIs, SNRIs Antidepressants & Chantix 2010-12-15 Global ++ SSRIs & SNRIs, & Chantix, Have Highest Rate of Homicides/Violence of All Medications: PLoS

Disinhibition/Can Lead to Violence SSRIs/Effexor & Alcohol 2009-06-15 Global ++ Violence As a Side Effect of Antidepressants: Provocation by Alcohol: Study

Mania/Worsening Depression Antidepressants 2010-06-02 Global ++1 In 3 People Given A/D's May Become Worse: Then Diagnosed With So-Called Bipolar Disorder: Web MD

Adverse Reaction SSRIs 2006-12-20 Global ++1 Preliminary Study: LSD & SSRIs Share Same Mechanism in Some Ways: U. of Arizona

Worsening Depression & Suicidality SSRI Antidepressants 2010-04-09 Global ++13.5% on SSRIs Had Worsening Depression & Suicidality:Sharp Drop in Brain Activity Within 48 Hours

Suicides/ Suicides Attempts/Addiction/Birth Defects Paxil 2010-03-08 U.S.A. ++150 Suicide Cases & 300 Suicide Attempts Settled: 3,200 Paxil Addictions Settled

Heart Attacks Antidepressants 2010-06-14 Global ++18 Year Olds Diagnosed With Depression & Given A/D's More Likely To Die of Heart Attack at 55

Mania & Psychosis Antidepressants 2004-02-02 U.S.A. ++200,000 a Year Enter Hospital Due to Antidepressant- Induced Mania/ Psychosis: FDA Testimony

Mental Illness SSRIs & Other Psychiatric Meds 2010-04-14 U.S.A. ++35 Times as Many Children On Govt. Disability for Mental Illness Since Prozac Was Launched

Mania Antidepressants 2006-11-28 U.S.A. ++4.8 Million Person Increase in Bipolar Disorder in Last 11 Years: Majority Due to SSRI Use

Self-Prescribing Med For Depression 2009-11-08 U.S.A. ++43% of Psychiatrists Might Prescribe Antidepressant for Themselves:May Be Apropos to Fort Hood

Alcohol Craving Zoloft 2004-07-14 Global ++45 Out of 100 Alcoholics Increased Their Drinking on Zoloft

Deaths Wellbutrin* 2006-08-02 Washington DC ++468 Deaths Reported to FDA Thru 2003 : Freedom of Information

Misdiagnosis Med For Depression 2008-03-25 Global ++60% of Bipolars Were First Diagnosed With Depression

Not Recommended For Youth SSRIs 2008-11-12 U.S.A. ++74% of Youth Will Not Respond to SSRIs: CNS Response Data

Suicidal Thoughts Antidepressants 2007-06-07 Global ++8.8% of Non-Suicidal People Had Suicidal Thoughts on Antidepressants

Mania Med For Depression 2009-11-08 U.S.A. ++860,000 People Suffered Mania From Antidepressants in 2000: Most Not Hospitalized: Book Stats

Mania/Bipolar SSRIs & All Antidepressants 2010-09-23 Global ++9 Out of 10 Bipolars Became This Way Through Antidepressant Induced Mania: Doctor Speaks

Homicides Antidepressants 2011-08-02 Global ++A/D Induced Akathisia-Related Homicides & Genes of the CYP450 Family: Journal

Worsening Condition Antidepressants 2010-10-25 Global ++A/D's Can Worsen Overall Condition of a Depressive Episode: Cause Mania: Research in Italy

Ineffective Zoloft & All Antidepressants 2011-07-18 Global ++A/D's Ineffective for Depression In Alzheimer's Patients: Meta-Analysis From Australia

Self-Mutilation Prozac 2000-05-07 Global ++According To Patent, Prozac, launched in Dec.1987, Causes Self-Mutilation

Adverse Reactions & Cardiovasular Problems Meds For Depression 2011-09-12 Global ++Adding Another A/D to Existing A/D Produces Serious Problems & No Benefit

Permanent Loss of Libido SSRI Antidepressants 2010-03-27 Global ++After Discontinuation, Many Patients Still Experience Low Libido: Journal Article:Peoples Pharmacy

Alcohol Abuse Effexor 2007-05-01 Global ++Alcohol Abuse & "Feeling Drunk" Listed as Side Effects in PDR

Alcohol Abuse Paxil 2007-05-01 Global ++Alcohol Abuse is Listed as an Adverse Reaction to Paxil in the Insert

Clinical Trial Manipulation Antidepressants 2010-04-02 Global ++All But 1 of 38 Positive Studies Published But Only 3 of 36 Negative Studies: AJP

Violence & Murder SSRI Antidepressants 2011-07-04 Global ++Almost 11 Times More likely to Commit Violence/Murder while on SSRIs than on Other Drugs: Study

Suicide/Impulsivity Antidepressants 2008-07-06 Global ++Almost One-Third of Suicides are Impulsive: Antidepressants Can Cause Impulsivity

Worsening Depression Meds For Depression 2011-03-08 Global ++Antidepressant Treatment May Contribute to Chronic Depressive Syndrome: Journal of Psychosomatics

Appear To Look Older Antidepressants 2009-02-04 Global ++Antidepressant Use Can Make People Look Older Than They Are: Also Causes Face Sagging: ASPS

Bipolar Disorder Antidepressants 2010-04-28 U.S.A. ++Antidepressants & ADHD Meds Causing over 1 Million Young People to Be Diagnosed as Bipolar

Ineffectiveness Antidepressants 2008-02-25 Global ++Antidepressants Are Ineffective: PLoS Medicine

Cancer Acceleration Antidepressants 2008-09-13 Global ++Antidepressants Can Both Accelerate and/or Shut Down Cancer Growth

Mood Destabilization Antidepressants 2008-03-04 Global ++Antidepressants Cause Rapid Cycling & Mood Destabilization in Bipolar Disorder: Am J Psychiatry

Infertility Antidepressants 2008-09-24 Global ++Antidepressants Could Harm Sperm & Lead to Infertility

Ineffective Antidepressants 2007-03-29 Global ++Antidepressants Don't Help Bipolar Patients: New England Journal of Medicine

Stroke Risk SSRIs & Tricyclic Antidepressants 2009-12-15 Global ++Antidepressants Increase Stroke Risk Among Postmenopausal Women: Archives of Internal Medicine

REM Sleep Inhibition Antidepressants 2008-08-01 Global ++Antidepressants Inhibit REM Sleep: Loss of Dreaming Can Lead to Serious Illness

Parasomnia Antidepressants 2007-11-28 Global ++Antidepressants May Cause Violence in Sleep: Journal Article

Misprescribing Antidepressants 2009-06-07 Global ++Antidepressants Not Recommended in Mania but Frequently Prescribed: Research Study

Reduction in Anxiety Exercise 2010-04-05 Global ++Anxiety Greatly Reduced by Exercise: Anxiety Disorder Assn. of America

Anxiety SSRI & SNRI Antidepressants 2010-03-09 Global ++Anxiety Increased by SSRIs & SNRIs: Could Lead to Suicide: ISR Veterans's Study

Deaths SSRIs/Antidepressants 2009-02-23 England & Wales ++Between 1993 & 2002 there were 4,767 Deaths On SSRIs/ Antidepressants

Death Effexor 2005-05-28 England ++Between 1993 & 2002, 118 People in England & Wales Died While on Effexor

Plane Crashes SSRI Antidepressants 2010-07-04 U.S.A. ++Between 1993 & 2003 One Hundred Pilots in Fatal Crashes Were On SSRIs

Flawed Data Meds For Depression 2011-10-26 U.S.A. ++Black Box Warning for Adolescents & Suicide Showed a Decline in Suicides After 2004

False Positive for PCP Effexor 2007-02-15 Global ++Blood Samples Show Tests were False/Positive for PCP: Effexor Acts Like PCP!

Danger To Children Antidepressants, Antipsychotics & ADHD Meds 2010-06-23 Denmark ++BMC Research: Danish Children At Risk From Psychotropic Medicines

REM Sleep Disorder SSRIs 2009-02-20 Global ++Body Does Not Become Paralyzed During REM Sleep: Allows People on SSRIs To Act Out Their Dreams

Restless Leg Syndrome SSRIs 2011-09-21 Global ++Both Children & Adults Have Huge Increase in RLS While on SSRIs: Journal Article

Ineffective For Minor Depression Celexa & St. John's Wort 2011-07-30 Global ++Celexa & St. John's Wort Are Both Ineffective Against Mild Depression: NIMH

Ineffective Celexa 2009-06-01 Global ++Celexa Has No Effect on Repetitive Behaviors in Autism: Causes Many Adverse Effects

Vivid Dreams/Nightmares Cymbalta 2009-01-07 Global ++Certain Antidepressants Such As Cymbalta Have Been Associated with Nightmares

Suicide Chantix & Zoloft 2008-07-15 Global ++Chantix & Zoloft Share Similar Mechanism: Lawsuit Over Suicide on Chantix

Anxiety/Depression SSRI Antidepressants 2010-05-03 U.S.A. ++Children Exposed in Womb to SSRIs

[justashooter 430]

thank you for turning the discussion to a relevant course.

i doubt you will get much response, though. your argument is too well developed and documented for those who parry with fear and illusion to dispute.

[kev_n_jena 89]

Another good topic and right on point IMHO

[Dakine10 5,452]

So we have a lot of guns in America. And we have a lot of crazy people in America. And the two don't mix well. I don't think anyone is disputing any of that. The question really is what to do about it.

The answer will probably revolve around putting greater restrictions on crazy people, cause God knows they aren't going to do anything about guns.

[DaveE 178]

Without getting into the entire gun control argument, it is quite obvious who is on which side. However it is significant to note that CT has some of the most strict gun legislation in the entire Nation. From what is known now, all were legal weapons belonging to the mother.

CT regulations:

You must have a permit to purchase a handgun.

You must have a permit to carry a handgun.

There is a two week waiting period to purchase a handgun after you have an eligibility certificate.

You must have a handgun eligibility certificate which can take months to obtain: A handgun eligibility certificate, valid for five years, shall be issued by the Commissioner of Public Safety within 60 days after receipt of the National Criminal History Records check from the FBI to a person who may lawfully possess a handgun, who completes a handgun safety course, is fingerprinted, and pays a fee.

Additionally, assault weapons are already banned in CT, using the same exact language as the Federal Ban that expired. The Bushmaster found did not meet the definition of an assault weapon under either the expired Federal statute, or the current CT statute.

[Penny Lane 8,159]

thank you for turning the discussion to a relevant course.

i doubt you will get much response, though. your argument is too well developed and documented for those who parry with fear and illusion to dispute.

Show me the people here who support over medicating people with mental health issues, please.

What's to dispute?

Lots of mental health problems. And those with mental health problems have access to lots of guns. Both are issues.

Edited December 15, 2012 by Evylin

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

This is from a PBS special and worth reading. Great read IMO.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/medicating/experts/explosion.html

THE RITALIN EXPLOSION

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]