[Lunatic Fringe]

Even if it was the drugs, I still blame the parents for not taking proper care for their children.

It's time the parents of America start living up to their responsibilities.

[GodsLittleOne]

medicine is scary now-a-days because some evil doctors put people on medication because they want more money, not because the person needs it. And then the person begins to BELIEVE that the medicine is what makes him better, but really there was no problem in the first place and no need for medication (it happened to my brother.)

[demsux]

Sounds like round 2...first round, tobacco...second round, pharaceuticals...third round: Lead Based Paint?

[blackbart.223]

"Prescription Drugs May Trigger Killing."

Bull***t!

Two rotten little creeps did the killing! We need to wake up and face that fact!

[thegreatbeast]

I'm sorry but f* lawyers!!!! This Tracy is something called a "biological psychologist"; Marks is toiler in the field, a microbiologist. Neither one of them could suscribe so much as prescription strength ibuprofen to you. They are hired guns.
"Tracy continues, "Beyond the adverse reactions listed about Luvox, one of the first clues I had that these boys were on
antidepressants was when it was made public that Eric [Harris] and Dylan Klebold had both been in anger-management
classes. Anger-management classes equal antidepressants."
Well, Christ, I hope so! Some little punk about ready to motor around in a ton or two of steel has anger problems? Damn well better get him some help! Anti-depressents are certainly in order. Luvox is not the first depressent most doctors would prescribe so these kids had probably tried other drugs before this.
Notice the citations from the PDR? Without explanation, the use of words like "Frequent" and "Infrequent" would make you think that these drugs would be taken to hopefully induce the conditions cited in the various catagories of frequency. It's sort of like inflammable being taken for the opposite of flammable. If these drugs were dangerous to a significant percentage of the population then they would not be on the market. Drugs are not a "one size fits all" proposition.
These kids needed treatment. They were wastrels devoid of values. They were processed through the Anger Management courses because to do otherwise would have opened another set of people open to litigation.
And if the doctors treating deadheads hadn't prescribed anti-depressents for the bastards then you can be sure that they would be subject to suit in that case too. Bastard lawyers!

[Sweet_Sunflower29]

So why is everything kept so secret, under lock and key?

Therein lies the issue? I think not!

I am simply amazed that, with the availability of information to anyone, now someone cries 'foul'because someone else didn't go over every potential side-effect step-by-step. Silly me, I assume that all parents, acting in their childrens' best interests, make a point of being informed when it comes to *everything* regarding their children...I know I do.

Has it really come to a point where the mere idea of taking responsibility upon ones' self is such an outrageous one?

[Auntie Mame]

Powerful article. Thanks for posting it.

Hopefully, with enough of these lawsuits, these types of (legal) drugs will be more carefully prescribed.

Lots of interesting stuff in this article: (1) Luvox has been taken off the market (first time I've heard this, must have been hush-hush); (2) other plaintiffs in lawsuits against pharmaceutical company were told at the settlement conference that a Colorado law says: 'If you lose, you pay' (someone's playing hardball); (3) the Baadsgaard case--interesting case--but this is the first I've heard of it.

[boris]

Well I take 100 mg/day of Elavil (Amitryptaline), an antidepressant. Not for depression, but an "off-label" use: it helps ease the terrible pain of diabetic neuropathy.

So far, after 4 years of taking it, I have not had the urge to murder anyone.

--Boris

[ozzymandus]

Once again, proof positive that lawyers are scum. The worst part is that there are people gullible enough to believe that life-saving anti-depressants cause maniacs to commit murder.

[backhoe]

Rx Nation- are our children being medicated to death?

[Rudder]

This lawsuit is based upon BS and the need to have somebody with deep pockets as the target.

[schmelvin]

The Church of Scientology has been attacking Psychiatry/Psychology for quite some time, hoping to replace it with Scientology.

I don't know if the author of this article is a Scientologist, but I did a search and learned she's written several articles slamming psychiatry and has quoted a number of alleged Scientologists as experts.

She's quoted Ann Blake Tracy from International Coalition for Drug Awareness (allegedly a Scientology front group), Bruce Wiseman and Fred Baughman (in her article "Doping Kids") from Citizens Commission on Human Rights (allegedly a Scientology front group), and Peter Breggin (denies being a Scientologist, but his anti-"all psychiatric medicine" stance makes him revered and often quoted by Church of Scientology members).

I thought I should mention it, because something about this just doesn't pass the smell test for me.