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Article: Drug problem: are antidepressant drugs safe for teen patients?(PSYCHOLOGY)
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- April 1, 2005
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On April 20, 1999, Mark Taylor was caught in the shooting spree that erupted at the Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo. Classmate Eric Harris shot Taylor twice in the back and five times in the chest.
Today, Taylor, who still has a bullet lodged near his heart, often speaks to civic groups across the country. His topic: the dangers of antidepressant drugs. Eric Harris was taking a prescription antidepressant drug when, along with fellow student Dylan Klebold, he killed 12 classmates and a teacher, injured more than 20 others, and then killed himself.
Last year, Taylor testified at a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) hearing held to address ...
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Article: Dylan Klebold, 17 . Eric Harris, 18. The misfits ...
The Independent - London;
April 22, 1999 ;
700+ words
... ... home of one of the two dead suspects, Eric Harris. Harris, 18, and his fellow suspect ... stepfather dead before taking his own life. Eric Harris himself had shown several signs of potential ... complained to the police three times after Eric Harris posted a death threat against him on ...
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