Gun Control Policy: Universal Background Checks Aren't the Cure-All People …

Gun Control Policy: Universal Background Checks Aren't the Cure-all People …

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There is controversy over the definition of the disqualifier "confined," for example; under strict interpretation, it would include alcohol and drug treatment centers. Various states have a version of the Massachusetts Mental Health Reform Act of 1970 …
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Mysteries of the Mind: Violence by mentally ill is rare — but more frequent …

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… psychiatric researcher Edward Mulvey several years ago showed that people released from mental hospitals were no more violent in the year afterward than other people living in the same neighborhoods, as long as they weren't abusing drugs or alcohol …
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Take statins, sleeping pills or be resuscitated: What doctors themselves won't do

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Not only does it increase the risk of high blood pressure, stomach ulcers, irritable bowel syndrome and dizziness, but recent studies show that taken over a period of time these drugs also increase your risk of a heart attack – by 11% with ibuprofen …
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