Episode 1021 • • 1:38:58 - 1:42:50
1021: Sun Burps
Quebec City Shooter, SSRI Side Effects, and Big Pharma
Quebec City mosque shooter Alexandre Bissonnette changed his plea to guilty, with reports surfacing that he was prescribed the SSRI paroxetine shortly before the attack. The hosts discuss the documented side effects of SSRIs, including hostility and impulsive thoughts, and criticize the heavy advertising presence of pharmaceutical companies on news networks. They suggest a link between psychiatric medication and mass casualty events.