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The SSRI – Mass Shootings Connection


By Leesa K. Donner

Something is very wrong with many young men in America – this much is known. We can discern this because the demographics indicate these youngsters are the primary perpetrators of mass shootings. This is not new information. While the frequency of these heinous crimes has been rising in the last few decades, the shooters’ demographics have remained remarkably constant. These senseless and very public massacres of innocent people have become a political football centered around the issue of gun control. Politicians, law enforcement, teachers, and parents point to the accessibility of firearms as the real problem. Perhaps it is time to look in another direction.

SSRIs Everywhere

An extraordinary number of these boys are taking psychiatric medicines known as selective serotonin uptake inhibitors (SSRIs). Thus, it is at least worth exploring whether there is a connection between the high level of SSRI usage in these shooters and their homicidal behaviors. After all, psychiatric drugs are meant to alter one’s behavior. Of course, they are not designed to produce homicidal maniacs, but the incidence of SSRI use in these youngsters is so prevalent that it is a subject worth examining…

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