[RedMonqey]

California Shooter Likely Prescribed Drugs by the VA that are Tied to Most Mass Shootings

A lot of assumptions here:

One: we don't what meds he was on nor does the article say.
Two: We don't know if he took the meds as prescribed.
Three: Doctors don't hand these pills out like candy, people on these drugs ALREADY have psychological issues and likely already commented violence acts.
Four: Because it doesn't give people a "High" like other meds, people don't seek out these drugs like oxycontin.

People want and quick and easy understandable answer when there is none because the world is a very complicated place.

[steve86]

Excellent comment.

[Intolerant in NJ]

Three: Doctors don't hand these pills out like candy, people on these drugs ALREADY have psychological issues and likely already commented violence acts...absolutely - they have psychological issues and are put on the meds to help control them - the meds are not effective in all cases or more likely, as happens with many "on" psychotropic meds, they start feeling better or that that they don't need the meds and go "off" of them, and act out - and of course you never hear about the millions of people over the years who've been on psychotropics and never committed a violent act - too complicated for most.......