Shooting in South Carolina Resurrects Debate About Anti-Psychotic Meds & Mass Murders

The June 17 tragic murder of nine black church parishioners in Charleston, S.C. by Dylann Roof has once again highlighted the connection between antipsychotic medication and mass shootings.

Roof was reported to have had a drug called suboxone in his possession in a previous arrest earlier this year. Suboxone contains two ingredients. The first, buprenorphine, is an opioid, and the second, naloxone, is a special narcotic drug that reverses the effects of other narcotic medicines. Packaging cautions about a common side effect of suboxone: “This medication may impair your thinking or reactions. Avoid driving or operating machinery until you know …read more