Oregon shooter's online name was "lithium love" and he had a long history of mental disorder. Why no investigation into what drugs he was on?
Fact: At least 35 school shootings and/or school-related acts of violence have been committed by those taking orwithdrawing from psychiatric drugs resulting in 169 wounded and 79 killed (in other school shootings, information about their drug use was never made public—neither confirming or refuting if they were under the influence of prescribed drugs). The most important fact about this list, is that these are only cases where the information about their psychiatric drug use was made public. (See full list below) cchrint.org

Common Opioids
Opioids are divided into classes based on whether they are straight extracts from the opium poppy, extracts that have been chemically modified, or completely synthetic and unrelated to opium. The effects differ slightly, as does the abuse potential.
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