The Systemic Correlation Between Psychiatric Medications and Unprovoked Mass Murder in America

Abstract

Since the beginning of the human race, violence has permeated every civilization in recorded history. However, over the last 10-15 years, violence of an unprecedented nature has become common place across America. Young male killers are opening fire in movie theatres, shopping malls, and schools with no apparent motivation. Innocent six- and seven-year-old American children are shot to death as they sit in their first grade classrooms. We as a nation are stunned, despondent, and angry. How could this happen? Why is this happening? How can we prevent such tragedy from occurring in the future? On December 17, 2012, President Barack Obama addressed the nation at a memorial service for the 20 first grade children and the six school employees who were shot to death at a public school in Newtown, Connecticut. The president of the United States consoled the American public and made it absolutely clear that change was needed in order to stop the senseless carnage that is occurring in America. A significant number of American citizens are convinced that stricter gun laws are the answer to decreasing mass murder in America. Others are suggesting that bullying, coupled with the rise in violent video games are at the root of our problem. Still others are insisting that more mental health screening and involuntary commitment to psychiatric hospitals is the answer. One thing is certain, and that is that we as a nation can no longer tolerate the senseless brutality that has become a part of our national landscape. Interestingly, despite the multitude of international drug regulatory warnings on all classifications of psychiatric medications citing adverse reactions such as suicidal ideation, homicidal ideation, violence, and psychosis, not one local, state, or federal commission has investigated the correlation between the mass shootings in America and the use of psychiatric medications. Drawing on the scientific literature, this paper with explore in depth the hazards associated with exposure to psychiatric drugs and will offer a scientifically validated explanation as to how these classifications of drugs are intrinsically related to the escalation of mass killings across America.