>>JANUARY 08, 19:30 ET
Fla. Pilot Took Controversial Drug By VICKIE CHACHERE
Associated Press Writer
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A 15-year-old student pilot who killed himself by crashing an airplane into a skyscraper was prescribed an acne medication whose links to suicide and depression have been the subject of federal inquiries, law enforcement officials said Tuesday.
A prescription for Accutane, used to treat severe acne, was found at the home of Charles J. Bishop, Pinellas County Sheriff's Maj. Sam Lynn said.
``We are aware that he had a prescription,'' Tampa police spokeswoman Katie Hughes said. ``We don't know if he was taking it, how long ... We don't know those details.''
Calls to Bishop's family were not returned Tuesday.
The Food and Drug Administration says 147 people taking Accutane, which affects the body's central nervous system, either committed suicide or were hospitalized for suicide attempts from 1982 to May 2000.
There has yet to be any conclusive evidence, however, that the drug causes depression or suicide, and the manufacturer maintains it is safe. <<
There you have it. Kid was depressed about bad skin. God knows how many times when a whitehead or pimple flairs, the first thought thru a teenager's head is, "hey, I can show everyone who called me "pizzaface', I'll just fly a plane into the side of a building. That'll show them. They won't think I am a dork then..."
Sheeeeesh.
"TD - Virtual FAA investigators are on line 2, AGAIN!!!"