Baton Rouge Shooter Was Prescribed Antidepressants

The Baton Rouge shooter, Gavin Long, suffered from severe PTSD and had been prescribed multiple medications, including antidepressants, according to reports.  Gavin Long went on a murderous rampage on Sunday killing three Baton Rouge police officers and injuring three others. According to a report by CNN, the shooter was on a cocktail of psychiatric drugs, including SSRI’s, that have been proven to worsen mental health problems. Thelastamericanvagabond.com reports: Two of the prescription medications prescribed to Long, Lunesta and Ativan, have an extended list of adverse side effects. Both Lunesta and Ativan have overlapping side effects of aggression, agitation, changes in behavior, hallucinations, suicidal thoughts — and homicidal ideation. Homicidal ideation is a common medical term for thoughts about homicide. There is a range of homicidal thoughts which spans from vague ideas of revenge to detailed and fully formulated plans without the act itself. However, it is apparent that Long took these thoughts a bit further. What makes the information that Long was on these medications relevant is the fact that many mass shootings have links to similar medications. It takes a truly disturbed person to begin killing people who’ve not caused them direct harm — especially knowing that you will be killed in the process. In fact, the deranged psychopath [...]