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October 4, 2017Four months ago, doctors prescribed Stephen Paddock an anti-anxiety medication.
Valium. They prescribed him Valium.
Records from the Nevada Prescription Monitoring Program obtained Tuesday show Paddock was prescribed 50 10-milligram diazepam tablets by Henderson physician Dr. Steven Winkler on June 21.
Reporters called Winkler’s office, but they wouldn’t answer any questions. We do know that Paddock bought the drug, so we can assume he was taking it as prescribed.
I didn’t know this, but apparently, the drug can lead to “aggressive behavior” in people with underlying issues.
Diazepam is a sedative-hypnotic drug in the class of drugs known as benzodizepines, which studies have shown can trigger aggressive behavior. Chronic use or abuse of sedatives such as diazepam can also trigger psychotic experiences, according to drugabuse.com.
‘They can become aggressive’
“If somebody has an underlying aggression problem and you sedate them with that drug, they can become aggressive,” said Dr. Mel Pohl, chief medical officer of the Las Vegas Recovery Center. “It can disinhibit an underlying emotional state. … It is much like what happens when you give alcohol to some people … they become aggressive instead of going to sleep.”
Pohl, who spoke to the Review-Journal from the Netherlands, said the effects of the drug also can be magnified by alcohol.
I don’t think that’s an excuse for his behavior AT ALL. I’m not blaming it on a drug. The scumbag clearly had underlying issues. I can understand why some people are trying to look at it from this angle, though. We just want answers for this unspeakable evil, but sometimes, evil is just that: Evil. There’s no real explanation.
I’m still hoping we get one, but I’m sure as heck not prepared to blame his attack on a drug. No. The fact that it was prescribed shows he was struggling with SOMETHING, but the drug didn’t cause him to do this. I’m not buying it. That took an incredible amount of preparation. When they say these drugs can lead to “aggressive” behavior, they’re referring to IMPULSIVE aggressive behavior. There are a lot of people with legitimate anxiety issues. They’re not mass murderers.
Dr. Michael First, a clinical psychiatry professor at Columbia University and expert on benzodiazepines, said the Finnish study speaks for itself. But he also told the Review-Journal on Tuesday that he believes the drugs would be more likely to fuel impulsive aggression than premeditated behavior.
“What this man in Las Vegas did was very planned,” he noted, referring to reports that Paddock sneaked an arsenal of weapons into the Mandalay Bay and placed cameras inside and outside his room before launching his attack.
The reason doctors prescribed the medication may give more insight into Paddock’s state of mind, but again. I’m not blaming the drug. That’s not an excuse.
