CCHR Int

Police Perspective: Psych Drugs Perpetrating Violence


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For every violent murderer reported in the mainstream media as having been “taking medicine for depression,” there are many, many more incidences of violence that never make headlines.  Among the information that 911 dispatchers are trained to gather is the involvement of drugs or alcohol in the situations which are reported to 911.  Ask any 911 operator if they have ever taken an emergency call that involved violence and psychiatric drugs and you are likely to get a “yes.”  This week's guest is Ronald Harvel, Chief of Police in Hurst, Illinois, population 805. Despite the size of his jurisdiction, he has found that the involvement of psychiatric drugs in reports to 911 is significant enough to warrant public concern and discussion.
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