In Gun Debate, a Misguided Focus on Mental Illness

In Gun Debate, a Misguided Focus on Mental Illness

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Alcohol and drug abuse are far more likely to result in violent behavior than mental illness by itself. In the National Institute of Mental Health's E.C.A. study, for example, people with no mental disorder who abused alcohol or drugs were nearly seven …
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Mexican president announces new security force – latimes.com

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The president said at a meeting of the National Public Security Council that the force would consist of 10,000 members to start, though he did not say when it would be created. For the time being, the military will remain in the streets in an effort to …
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Pregnancy and Cocaine – A Bad Idea

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The research was funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the National Institute of Mental Health, the Administration on Children, Youth and Families and the …
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