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Re:Nineteen people a week overdose in Richmond, dozens are d... by Diederich on Wednesday November 08, 2017 @07:51PM (#15658735)
> Drug users usually turn violent

Citation needed.

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Re:Nineteen people a week overdose in Richmond, dozens are d... by DanBC on Thursday November 09, 2017 @04:25AM (#15661017)
It's well known that drug dependency is a relatively good predictor of violent behaviour. People think severe mental illness predicts violent behaviour, but substance misuse is far better predictor.

Watch the video here: https://twitter.com/ProfLAppleby/status/917838820682489858?s...

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Re:Nineteen people a week overdose in Richmond, dozens are d... by Diederich on Thursday November 09, 2017 @08:18AM (#15662087)
Both videos threw errors in playback.

The initial claim was 'usually turn violent', compared to your 'relatively good predictor of violent behaviour'.

I've known quite a few people with drug dependency problems and very, very few of them were violent.

So, citation still needed.

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