That is my point. The same doctors and drug companies who are making money from prescribing the drugs also fund the research.MechAg94 wrote:I wasn't thinking of legal scrutiny. I agree there is plenty of that already. I think I would like to see more media discussion and research into these psychological issues.WildBill wrote:Prescription drugs are already scrutinized, controlled and regulated by the congress, the FDA, DEA and the AMA. There is so much money at stake that the congress, drug companies and doctors don't want to rock the boat too much. As Carl Sagan might have said: "Billions and Billions".MechAg94 wrote:I don't think I would advocate suing anyone, but the prescription drug issue ought to get more scrutiny. At least it deserves a lot more scrutiny than guns.
I remember some years back the really angry talk radio stuff when someone would accuse Ritilin parents of drugging their kids to improve their behavior. Statistics sort of show that a whole lot of them were, but they would get dang near violent if anyone suggested they were drugging their kid. Supposedly a number of schools were recommending the drugs. I don't know how much of that is still going on.
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- Mon Dec 16, 2013 7:43 pm
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- Mon Dec 16, 2013 7:03 pm
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Prescription drugs are already scrutinized, regulated and controlled by Congress, the FDA, DEA and the AMA. There is so much money at stake that the congress, drug companies and doctors don't want to rock the boat too much. As Carl Sagan might have said: "Billions and Billions".MechAg94 wrote:I don't think I would advocate suing anyone, but the prescription drug issue ought to get more scrutiny. At least it deserves a lot more scrutiny than guns.
- Sun Dec 15, 2013 4:50 pm
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You may be jumping to a conclusion that is not true. People with mental illness are sometimes prescribed drugs to combat their illness. Do these drugs increase the likelihood of becoming a mass shooter or does the mental illness itself make the person more likely to cause a mass shooting?baldeagle wrote:Pyschotropic drugs. Instead of advocating for gun control, activitsts should be advoating for suing the pharmaceutical companies that sell the drugs and the psychiatrists who prescribe them.