Interesting development on Cho that may not be auspicious for those of us who think drugs might have played a role. We're still wondering what that was his roommate saw him taking that morning and also one paper reported finding "meds for psychological problems" in his personal effects -- was it accurate? I just want to remind everyone that just because he didn't receive the mandated outpatient treatment that doesn't mean he didn't go to a GP or some other source -- like an internet pharmacy -- to get medications. College students are getting stuff over the internet all the time. I sure wish some investigator would ask all the right questions or this information is going to be lost forever as it has in other rampage shooting investigations.

good points sara, although i've had a hunch all along that this case likely wouldn't fit the drug induced violence pattern. but it's an avenue that should be looked at esp if cho had gotten off/on any type of medication in the recent past, no matter what avenue he may have gotten the meds through, or not.

I like the idea of the walk-in clinics popping up everywhere. I like the convenience. For people like myself without a chronic illness, this is a good option. I don't go to dr very often, so continuity of care isn't all that important. After I stopped seeing my pdoc and moved to a different city, I started over with a clean slate. Nobody knows my previous psych hx and that's how I intend to keep it.

Well, just want to add that there is not just ONE drug induced violence pattern, but actually a variety of ways in which drugs can facilitate and exacerbate the process of going mad and becoming violent, which isn't to say someone might not have gone mad, even without drugs. It just MIGHT be a whole lot worse or I suppose I reluctantly might accept that exactly the right drug treatment for the right amount of time might help stop the process too if a lot of other things are coming into play as well.