According to the Las Vegas Review Journal, mass murderer Stephen Paddock, was prescribed the anti-anxiety drug Valium in June, and also in 2016. The drug, which is also known as diazepam, was reported to create an increased risk of aggressive behavior, according to a Finnish study of some 960 people, reported by CBS.
According to the CBS article “the odds of committing homicide were 31 percent higher during time periods when offenders were on antidepressants, versus when they were not.” But the article quickly went on to say that the danger was insignificant, and psychiatrists, as could be expected, agreed.
Notably, Scientology actress Kirstie Alley was scorned on Monday when she said that psychiatric drugs contributed to many mass shootings. And the Citizens Commission for Human Rights has been saying that for years. None of that now seems so far-fetched, especially since investigators have so far been unable to find a motive for the largest mass shooting in American history.
