Analytical Blog #7
Essential Question: What role do drugs play in violence?
Unsurprisingly, a lot of serial killers were/ are avid drug users. Drugs make a lot of people violent, but for people with murderous desires it seems to send them over the edge and increase delusions. There is a huge drug problem that seems to be taking over the world at this point. It is a huge problem and is getting worse daily. In reading Serial Killers and Mass Murderers by Niguel Cawthorne, I learned that one of the most infamous killers named Charles Manson used LSD that enhanced his already demented mind, and Jeffrey Dahmer drank heavily and may have used other drugs. I began to wonder if drugs and alcohol had a link to serial killers and their behaviors.
I did some research and found that drug and alcohol abuse does in fact make people more violent. It increases violent behavior by 72 percent among men and 50 percent among women. The violent behavior was only increased in those who suppressed angry and sad emotions when sober. It was observed that those who have suppressed feelings had a five to ten percent increase in violence. I think this applies to killers who use drugs and alcohol because it makes them more violent and pushes them to commit their heinous crimes.
https://americanaddictioncenters.org/rehab-guide/addiction-and-violence/
I did some research and found that drug and alcohol abuse does in fact make people more violent. It increases violent behavior by 72 percent among men and 50 percent among women. The violent behavior was only increased in those who suppressed angry and sad emotions when sober. It was observed that those who have suppressed feelings had a five to ten percent increase in violence. I think this applies to killers who use drugs and alcohol because it makes them more violent and pushes them to commit their heinous crimes.
https://americanaddictioncenters.org/rehab-guide/addiction-and-violence/
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