Luvox Conspiracy

The facts on this conspiracy are that Eric Harris, one of the Columbine shooters, had a psychiatric drug, Luvox, in his system during the time of the shootings. During the time of the initial drug tests, it did not show up but when it was pointed out, the doctors tested for it directly and confirmed that it was in his system. “Luvox is a Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI) that is approved for children and youth (up to age 17) for use in the treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder.” (Breggin)

After reading two articles, one says that there is an obvious effect of the drug on behavioral actions and another reads that there is no connections between the drug and Harris’ actions. A post from Peter R. Breggin M.D. did several studies as a medical expert and realized there was a connection. In 1994 when the drug was released, the manufacturer said that during clinical trials, 4% of children developed mania which causes bizarre, elaborated destructive plans, including mass murder. Breggin decided to conduct his own study which concluded that 6% of children developed mania which is a high percentage, especially in long term cases where the percentage increases. Differing from Breggin, in a Denver news post, they explained that the drug did not correlate with Harris’ actions. One doctor pointed out that of all ages, there is a 1% chance that mania is produced and usually that 1% is people that are diagnosed with Bipolar Affective Disorder. (“Colorado News”)

Overall, I do not know what to believe after reading both posts. The statistics are shown in both, but neither tell whether Harris was actually experiencing mania or not. This may never be known, but there will continue to be conspiracies.

“Colorado News.” The Denver Post Online - News, extras.denverpost.com/news/shot0504e.htm.

Breggin, Peter R. “Eric Harris Was Taking Luvox (a Prozac-like Drug) at the Time of the Littleton Murders | Psychiatric Drug Facts.” Peter Breggin, MD | Psychiatric Drug Facts, 14 Oct. 2016, breggin.com/prozac-like-drug-luvox-taken-by-eric-harris/.