[Profpat]

Originally Posted by Mikal

Whether school violence is at the University level or lower does it not seem incredible that most shooters share the commonality of having a history of young Ritalen or neuropsychotic drug use. Drugging the young was not going on back in the 60s, we had no school violence, no shootings but then again we were not drugged for behavior control and school for us was about learning not behavior. We need to do some more thinking about how the big Pharmacuetical Industrys are destroying our society, lives and our young.

Whao, Mikal, aren't you taking a giant leap of cause and effect here. Without the drugs that my cardiologist prescribes for me, and those pharmacutical companies developing and making those drugs I wouldn't be alive right now to enjoy my grandson.

The cause and effect may be the individuals themselves. Remember it was their parents who took them to the doctors in the first place, because their child was displaying behavior problems. It was the the doctor who did the examination and decided that perhaps Ritalin may help. It then was the parents who decided to follow the doctors advice.

Be careful you don't throw the baby out with the bath water. Your rush to judgement is a good example how mass hysteria works when looking for a scapegoat.

Best,

Pat