-Caveat Lector- -----Original Message----- From: Independent History & Research <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tuesday, May 04, 1999 2:40 PM Subject: Re: Gunman on Luvox - Confirmed (fwd) [Michael A. Hoffman II's analysis follows this report] ================================================================= From: Ian Goddard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * LITTLETON GUNMAN TESTS POSITIVE FOR MANIA-INDUCING DRUG * > > ABC's Colorado affiliate KCNC NEWS4 reports (5/4/99) [1]: > > "[T]he coroner has released further toxicology > reports on Eric Harris, one of the two dead > suspects. Specialized testing shows levels of > Luvox in Harris' blood in a therapeutic range." > > While doctors interviewed by The Washington Post [2] and > CNN [3] claim there's no link between Luvox and aggressive > behavior, the medical literature gives a different picture. > Luvox is the trade name for fluvoxamine, which research > shows can induce mania. A study found in the "American > Journal of Psychiatry" (9/91, page 1264) concludes: > > "Our observations confirm the efficacy of > fluvoxamine [ Luvox ] in the treatment of > depression but suggest that this drug can > induce mania in some patients when it is > given at normal doses." [4] > > One symptom of mania can be "aggressive behavior." [5] > Luvox is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI). > About such drugs Dr. Jodi Worrel of the Western Missouri > Mental Health Center states: "Child and adolescent data > suggest worsening of aggression with SSRI treatment."[6] > Psychiatric-drug expert Dr. Peter Breggin states [7]: > > "According to the manufacturer, Solvay, 4% of > children and youth taking Luvox developed mania > during short-term controlled clinical trials. > Mania is a psychosis which can produce bizarre, > grandiose, highly elaborated destructive plans..." > > A study published in the "Journal of Clinical Psychiatry" > (July 1995, pages 288-96) states about another SSRI drug > similar to Luvox: "Fluoxetine-treated patients reported > an increased frequency of...anger or aggression." [8] A > study by researchers at the Hadassah-Hebrew University > School of Medicine in Jerusalem published in the "Annals > of Pharmacotherapy" concluded the following about Luvox: > > "Our case series suggests that fluvoxamine > may have the ability to induce or unmask manic > behavior in depressed patients. Clinicians are > alerted to monitor for this 'switching' effect..."[9] > > In that study, patients suffering Luvox-induced mania were > not helped by the anti-mania drug lithium, indeed it seemed > to make them worse. Only when the use of Luvox stopped did > the patient's mania clear. Not only Luvox causes mania. In > a letter published in the "American Journal of Psychiatry" > (3/90, page 372), researcher Dr. Alan Lipschitz states: > > "I would like to draw your attention to a > psychiatric aphorism that illuminates some > mood disorder mechanisms: Every antidepressant > that does not cure mania causes mania." [10] > > So it seems mania is linked to many antidepressants. > Eric Harris, who was said to be the leader of the two > dead gunman, had been taking a mania-inducing drug and > displayed aggressive and unusual behavior indicative of > mania prior to his deadly shooting rampage at Columbine > High school, when, as tests prove, he was on that mania- > inducing drug, Luvox. (relevant http://drugawareness.org) > > _________________________________________________________ > [1] KCNC NEWS4: Columbine Shooting (5/4/99, 12:41 AM ET) > http://www.kcncnews4.com/prd1/now/now_template_utility. > call_proper_frameset?p_story=146544&p_who=kcnc&p_section=200 > > [2] The Washington Post: Shooter Used Often-Prescribed Drug: > http://search.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPlate/1999-04/30/ > 016l-043099-idx.html > > [3] CNN: Columbine shooter was prescribed anti-depressant: > http://cnn.com/HEALTH/9904/29/luvox.explainer/index.html > > [4] American Journal of Psychiatry: Mania and Fluvoxamine. > C.Burrai, A.Bocchetta, M.Zompo, Sept.'91, (148)9, p.1263-4. > > [5] Bipolar Disorder (Manic-Depression) Explained: > http://mentalhelp.net/articles/grohol/bipolar.htm > > [6] The Psyche: Chronic Treatment of Aggressive Behavior. > By Jodi Worrel, Pharm.D., May 1998 Volume 3, Issue 5. > http://www.med.umkc.edu/thepsyche/pastissu/may98/index.html > > [7] "Eric Harris was taking Luvox (a Prozac-like drug) at > the time of the Littleton murders." By Peter R. Breggin, > M.D., April 30, 1999: http://www.breggin.com/luvox.html > > [8] Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry: Postmarketing surveillance > by patient self-monitoring: preliminary data for sertraline > versus fluoxetine. Fisher, Kent, Bryant, 7/95, 56(7):288-96. > > [9] Annals Of Pharmacotherapy: Fluvoxamine-associated manic > behavior: a case series. A. Dorevitch, Y. Frankel, A. Bar- > Halperin, December 1993, Vol. 27 No. 12, pages 1455-7. > > [10] American Journal of Psychiatry: Antidepressants and > mania. Alan Lipschitz, March 1990, Vol.147, No.3, p. 372. > > Was the Littleton Shooting a Drug-Induced Mania? > http://www.erols.com/igoddard/littleton.htm > > ------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------- > GODDARD'S JOURNAL: http://www.erols.com/igoddard/journal.htm > ____________________________________________________________ Michael Hoffman II comments: Yes, some criminal activity is occurring while high on various drugs in the Prozac category, including presumably Luvox. Criminal activity is occurring while high on caffiene, nicotine, alcohol. We are a drug-soaked society because people are radically unhappy with this filthy, rotten system. Given my research orientation, you will understand that I spend some time studying forensic pathology and associating with forensic pathologists. Luvox is relatively easy to detect in the bloodstream in any quantity which would be sufficient to effect behavior and cognition. I don't doubt for one minute that the Littleton cops "could be" embarrassed that Harris was ALLEGEDLY on a doctor-prescribed Prozac type of drug (as was Oregon shooter Kip Kinkel), instead of, say, a police-PROscribed "narcotic" (sic) like pot or LSD. All laws of this System are repressive, not just gun laws. Drug laws are responsible for drug fascination/intoxication. "Just Say No to Drugs" is bait to persuade children to experiment with drugs. Anyone knows that telling a kid "No" produces the opposite effect--curiosity and defiance--unless the "no" is backed up with reason, love, voluntary compliance and commonsense, which the DARE program and similar cop programs do not exhibit. Demineralized soil and junk food (both perfectly "legal") are destroyers of the mind, in time. How complicit is the average joe in covering up his favored addictions and poisons? And what are the connections between those hidden and approved toxins and mass murder? Conservatives focus on Ritalin, Prozac etc. and advise kids, parents and teachers not to ingest this stuff, while the same conservatives gobble boatloads of toxins in the junk food they consume morning, noon and night. Verily I say unto you, the double-minded man is unstable in all his ways. He can decode nothing and he can overcome nothing. Get this straight: kids are not like elders--they have extremely sensitive antennae for detecting hypocrisy. People who lecture kids against poison have to be COMPLETELY poison-free themselves, otherwise their hypocrisy generates more murderous rage in young people. Until we think clearly we can't see clearly; without true thought and true vision we're manipulated and even enslaved by many of the people we think are part of the "conservative counter-force" that is "fighting the evil." Michael A. Hoffman II Copyright©1999 Independent History & Research Box 849, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83816 http://www.hoffman-info.com/news.html Re: Littleton: Shootings and Psychotropic Drugs - AGAIN From: Ron Castleton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: hoffman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Littleton: Shootings and Psychotropic Drugs - AGAIN >Date: Tue, May 4, 1999, 9:41 AM >Please have someone review this and see if there is something >that requires investigation and action. > >I trust that this input will be taken as seriously as was my intent >when I, along with others, began noticing the pattern of >children involved in violence, including Littleton, and the >pervasive use of psychotropic drugs, such as Ritalin, Prozac >& Luvux: > >>The Littleton law officials >>on camera the other day refused to respond to questions >>about whether the shooters had been tested for prescription >>drugs, using the familiar Janet Reno coverup tactic of "an >>on-going investigation". >> >>Yet, this morning the Dallas Morning >>News reported that the Marines rejected one's application >>after visiting his home and being told he was taking "Luvox" >>a powerful anti-depressant psychotropic drug that has side >>effects that include sucidal tendencies. > >If, in fact, as noted below and in the referenced studies and >sources, there is an overt effort to obscure the relationship >by the large drug firms, or even, as noted below, to have >Violence Crash Coverup Teams sent out; then criminal activity >on a horrendous scale is occurring, while our attention is >being salaciously diverted to more repressive (but ineffective, >since the lawless do not obey laws) gun laws. > >Thanks for your time, > >Doping our kids - Prescription drugs at root of violence, says expert > >By David M. Bresnahan >© 1999 WorldNetDaily.com > > > Mind altering drugs may be the cause of > violence among school children, according to > some doctors and other experts. Millions of > children are legally taking drugs similar to > cocaine in schools every day. > > The drugs are Ritalin, Prozac, and others. > > ERIC HARRIS AT LITTLETON > > The claims that behavioral drugs cause > violence in children came after news reports > that Eric Harris, one of the shooters in the > Columbine High School shooting, was > reported to have been taking such medication. > > Harris was also rejected by the Marines for > medical reasons. The Marines would only say > that anyone who is currently being treated by a > doctor would be rejected. > > OTHER SCHOOL SHOOTERS > > Other shootings and violent acts at schools > across the nation have been committed by > children receiving psychiatric care, counseling, > and drugs such as Ritalin, according to several > groups. > > PANDEMIC PROPORTIONS > > At least two organizations claim that over-use > of Ritalin is to blame for the escalating > incidents of children committing acts of > violence on other children. They claim the > problem has reached pandemic proportions > and will get worse before it gets better. Other > experts place the blame on inadequate > parenting, while legislators propose new laws. > > A report issued in 1995 by the Drug > Enforcement Agency warned that Ritalin > "shares many of the pharmacological effects of > ... cocaine." > > There are some experts who claim Ritalin can > cause psychotic reactions resulting in violent > behavior toward others and suicide. Defenders > of the drug claim those reactions are symptoms > of the condition, not the drug itself. > > Support for the claim that the use of Ritalin can > cause psychotic reactions can be found in > medical literature and studies. > > RITALIN IS CLASSIFIED LIKE HEROIN > > A simple search > on the Internet revealed extensive volumes of > medically credible documents listing a vast > number of warnings and side effects to the > drug, which is classified by the U.S. > government in the same category as cocaine > and heroin. > > DRUG INFONET > > One Internet site(Drug Infonet) provides > frequently asked medical questions with > answers from doctors. > > Drug Infonet warns that there are "no studies in > animals or humans" and that "risks are > unknown currently." Among the side effects > the doctors warn about are "psychotic thought > processes." > > "The use of Ritalin on children has no purpose > other than to slow them down, shut them up, > and make it more difficult for them to move > around," described Dennis H. Clarke, > Chairman, Executive Advisory Board, Citizens > Commission On Human Rights International. > > He believes that Ritalin is an easy way out for > parents and teachers, rather than dealing > directly with behavior problems in children. > > Clarke also points to the "Diagnostic and > Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Third > Revised Edition," published by the American > Psychiatric Association, as supporting his > claims of the dangers of Ritalin in children. > > CENSORING OUT RITALIN CRITICISM > > All the critical information about Ritalin has been > removed in the more recent edition, which he > says supports his claim that the industry is > engaged in a cover up. > > Proponents of the use of the drug claim the > change was simply made in error. > > FROM RITALIN TO PROZAC > > Clarke claims that children who take Ritalin in > elementary school are often switched to Prozac > and other drugs as they grow older. The effects > of Ritalin can cause problems long after the > prescription is stopped, he added. > > "When they go through puberty, this becomes > true speed," explained Clarke. "They get these > flashbacks and their thinking goes out of > control. They're now looking for downers. > They want the anti-depressants. They want the > tranquilizer." > > Clarke is not alone. Dr. Ann Blake Tracy, > director of the International Coalition for Drug > Awareness is equally concerned. > > KIP KINKEL - OREGON SHOOTING > > "They are switching lots of these kids from > Ritalin to Prozac -- the frying pan into the fire > routine," she told WorldNetDaily. "Kip Kinkel > in the Oregon shooting last summer was a > perfect example of the effects. The chances the > boy in Arkansas was on it are great." > > She also pointed out that adults who use such > drugs also commit violent crimes at a higher > rate. Dr. Tracy is from Utah where the use of > Ritalin and Prozac are reported to be at a rate > three times greater than the rest of the country > per capita. > > She said Utah's rate of murders and > suicides has also increased by a similar > amount. Dr. Tracy confirmed news reports that Eric > Harris of Littleton was taking the drug Luvox, a > drug in the same classification as Prozac. > > COMPULSIVE VIOLENT BEHAVIOR > > She said many people who take that drug are > confronted with compulsive sexual behavior, > in addition to exhibiting violent behavior. The > stories of violent children leave many shaking > their heads in disbelief and shock. > > Texas law > would not even permit the arrest of two boys > who allegedly abducted, beat, and sexually > abused a 3-year-old girl because they are too > young -- seven and eight years old. An > 11-year-old was arrested in the incident, but > children under 10 may not be detained. > > There have been numerous incidents in which > young children have brought various weapons > to school. Young children have recently held > students at bay with guns at schools in Utah > and Idaho. Some have used them, and one > incident in Arkansas brought international > attention when four school children and one > teacher were shot dead at a middle school. > > Even peaceful students who were saying > prayers outside their school fell victim to a > classmate who gunned them down. > > SUICIDES ALSO > > The high number of incidents involving violent > children, as well as an increase in children who > commit suicide, can be attributed to an > ever-increasing number of children who are > being given drugs to control their behavior, > according to Clarke. > > He agreed that the evidence for his claim is > hard to come by. Medical information about > the children in these incidents is typically > confidential and never made public. > > He said he > comes by his information through comments > and remarks made to the press and in court, > even though the actual medical records are not > available to him. > > JONESBORO SHOOTING > > "We do know, for example, that the 13-year-old > in Jonesboro was being treated. Apparently > they were saying he had been sexually abused > as a child. They were saying he was now a > sexual abuser. He had a hyperactivity type > label put on him as well -- or 'attention deficit > disorder.' So we had several different things > working with him. There is no chance under > the sun, moon, or stars that this kid was not on > drugs," described Clarke. > > DRUG FIRMS HAVE VIOLENCE COVERUP TEAMS > > Clarke went beyond his claims of psychotic > side effects to the drug. He also claims that > pharmaceutical companies go to great lengths > and expense to cover up the problems that take > place. > > When an incident of violence occurs, the > pharmaceutical "crash teams" go to work > to keep things quiet, according to Clarke. > > Teams of psychiatrists are sent to the places > where incidents take place and quickly work to > see that medical records are kept sealed, > doctors are convinced to remain silent, and > victims are given monetary payments to > prevent them from ever going to court. > > "It's all being covered up, and it's deliberate. > > BILLIONS AT STAKE > > There are billions and billions of dollars at > stake here," explained Clarke. He compared > the cover up to the tobacco companies and the > deceptions which are now apparently coming > to light. > > Pharmaceutical companies respond to claims > by Clarke and others by saying there is no > credible proof to substantiate the claims. > > Credible proof would require a double blind > controlled study, which the scientific > community could also duplicate, and that type > of study would be illegal, according to Clarke. > > "You can't run an experiment to see if > somebody is going to take an AK-47 and shoot > up everyone he knows. You can't run an > experiment to find out if a child is going to kill > himself," explained Clarke. > > HERITAGE FOUNDATION REVIEW > > A thorough review of medical literature was > also performed by Mary Eberstadt of the > Heritage Foundation's Policy Review > magazine, found in the April edition. She > points out that the drug has doubled in use > since 1990 and has become popular for abuse > by teens who have ready access to it. > > "Ritalin works on children just like cocaine and > other stimulants work on adults -- sharpening > the short-term attention span when the drug > kicks in and producing 'valleys' when the effect > wears off," Eberstadt points out. > > Teachers, school administrators, and even > doctors hold to the belief that if a child > responds well to Ritalin, then it is safe to > conclude that the child suffers from ADD. > > NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH STUDY > > A study by the National Institute of Mental > Health disputes that assumption. That study > shows that all children and adults who are > given Ritalin will display improved > performance and attention span, regardless of > whether they are diagnosed with ADD or not. > > 30% OF HER 1ST GRADE CLASS ON RITALIN > > Utah is reported to have the highest per capita > use of Ritalin in the nation. A call to a local > elementary school found a teacher who > believes strongly in the use of the drug to > control otherwise difficult children. She did not > want her name published, but confirmed that > she routinely makes recommendations for > children in her classes to be given the drug. > > All the children she has recommended have ended > up with the prescription, and their parents > have expressed gratitude. She said 11 of the 29 > children in her first-grade class are now taking > the drug in school each day. > > Clarke predicts the future will see an even > greater number of violent children. Unless the > correlation of the use of Ritalin with violent > acts is openly established, Clarke says the > general public, health officials, and parents > will fail to recognize the true nature and the > extent of a pandemic he says is already > sweeping the nation. > > GENERIC WARNING - AFTER 50 YEARS OF USE > > "Warning: sufficient data on the safety and > efficacy (effectiveness) of long term use of > Ritalin in children are not yet available," warns > CIBA Pharmaceutical Company in a product > information release. The warning is intended to > serve as a protection from liability. The drug > has been on the market for 50 years. > > "In other words, if you have a child on Ritalin, > and leave the child on for a 'long term,' which > is not defined but can be assumed to mean > over three weeks, you are on your own as far > as CIBA Pharmaceutical Company is > concerned. They have warned you," described > Clarke. > > RITALIN AS A CONVENIENCE > > "Ritalin only exists to slow down the fast kids > and give us quieter and less active children. > We now have at least 14 quieter less active > children there in Colorado. This is the product > that we're going to be seeing over and over > again. These children are being devastated by > the drugs," he warned. > > Herbert S. Okun, a member of the International > Drug Control Board for the United Nations > held a news conference recently to issue a > warning. He said his board is very concerned > that methylphenidate, or Ritalin, is greatly > over-prescribed in the U.S. He said there are > 330 million daily does of Ritalin taken each > day in the U.S., compared with just 65 million > for the rest of the world. > > RITALIN FOR NON-EXISTENT DISORDER > > Ritalin is prescribed for children diagnosed > with ADD. 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