psychotic episodes

Takeaways from AP’s investigation of deadly police encounters involving tranquilizer injections

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The practice of giving sedatives to people in police custody has quietly spread across the country over the past 15 years, based on dubious science and supported by police experts, according to a study led by The Associated Press. At least 94 people died after being given sedatives and restrained by police between 2012 and … Read more

The growing demand for stronger marijuana highlights the risk of cannabis-induced psychiatric disorders

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Anders Gilliand was only 17 years old when he started to lose touch with reality. “He thought there were higher beings communicating with him to tell him what to do or who he was,” said his mother, Kristin Gilliand, who lives in Nashville. Her son, who had used marijuana since he was 14, was diagnosed … Read more