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To: MrLeRoy
So it was conclusively determined that no other substances were involved, and that the berserkers had no preexisting psychoses?

That has to be it - now on the other hand if they were drinking...

320 posted on 01/18/2003 1:25:06 PM PST by Hacksaw
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To: Hacksaw
That has to be it - now on the other hand if they were drinking...

From the U.S. Department of Justice's National Criminal Justice Reference Service (publication NCJ 145534): "Of all psychoactive substances, alcohol is the only one whose consumption has been shown to commonly increase aggression. [...] Marijuana and opiates temporarily inhibit violent behavior [...] There is no evidence to support the claim that snorting or injecting cocaine stimulates violent behavior. [...] Anecdotal reports notwithstanding, no research evidence supports the notion that becoming high on hallucinogens, amphetamines, or PCP stimulates violent behavior in any systematic manner."

324 posted on 01/20/2003 5:56:53 AM PST by MrLeRoy ("That government is best which governs least.")
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