[A CA Guy]

He was a violent pot user with drug infected mentality.
Mind. Just say no.

[screaminsunshine]

I would suspect he could have encountered a bad trip on LSD or another Psycho drug.

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

He was a violent pot user with drug infected mentality.

There are plenty of non-violent, non-insane pot smokers. I know. I lived with a bunch of Deadheads in college.

My guess is schizophrenia. But his psychosis could have been brought on, or exacerbated by, "Conscious Dreaming."

New Age teachings aren't simply daffy. They are often deadly. I've listened to Sharon Lee Giganti describe the horrifying mental unraveling of her New Age disciples on a Catholic Answers radio program. Absolutely heartbreaking.

[wolfcreek]

Are you kidding?

He almost killed himself with alcohol.

[Uri’el-2012]

Has anyone considered that it could have been Meth and/or SSRIs ???

[WOSG]

“He was a violent pot user with drug infected mentality.”

Indeed. A mind is a terrible thing to waste. And drugs waste minds. Self-medicating mentally ill people make their problems worse with drugs, so any issues (mental) he had were magnified.

The real mystery is why he wasnt caught and treated sooner ... the sherriff may be casting stones to avoid his own mistakes:

http://truebluenz.wordpress.com/2011/01/09/jared-loughner-suffering-mental-illness-but-immensely-useful-to-the-lefts-smear-campaign/