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Is the US ready to consider anti-psychotic drugs as the cause of mass shootings or are we still blaming the gun?
05-12-2014, 09:33 AM
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I am. The evidence is overwhelming.
https://www.google.com/search?q=link+bet...3&ie=UTF-8
http://www.storyleak.com/flashback-virtu...ych-drugs/

Emergency Room visits involving nonmedical use of Central Nervous System Stimulants (CNS) among adults aged 18-34 increased from 5,605 in 2005 to 22,949 in 2011. CNS drugs include prescription ADHD drugs.
According to IMS Health, there has been a 22% increase in the number of Americans on psychiatric drugs since 2002, with over 77 million people currently taking them—that’s one in four Americans.
A total of 8.2 million children under 18 are taking psychiatric drugs in the U.S.
There are over 40 million Americans taking antidepressants – a 15% increase since 2002. Of these, 2 million are children under 18.
Since 2002, the number of Americans on ADHD drugs has gone up by 94% with over 10 million currently taking them.
According to the CDC, 11 percent of school-age children have been diagnosed with ADHD and there are now 4.7 million children under 18 in the U.S. taking ADHD drugs, per IMS Health.
The total number of Americans on antipsychotics has increased by 40% since 2002.
All antidepressants carry the FDA’s “Black Box” warning, alerting the public that antidepressants may increase the risk of suicidal thinking and behavior in children and young adults. A “Black Box” warning is the FDA’s most serious prescription drug warning.
Finally, the US military has seen an increase in the number of suicides, with a record 349 in 2012, far exceeding the number of American combat deaths. According to the Military Times, at least one in six service members (17%) is on some form of psychiatric drug.
According to the Defense Logistics Agency, between 2001 and 2009, the overall use of psychiatric drugs increased by 76%. During the same time, antidepressant use increased 40%.

http://www.globalresearch.ca/dramatic-in...gs/5358896
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