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LuvNewcastle

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7. I was thinking that it must be the economy and the general state of the country.

Reply to Warpy (Reply #6)

Wed Aug 13, 2014, 05:16 AM

Aug 2014

This country has been purposely, systematically run off the rails by the people in charge and many people don't have any hope that things will ever get better. How can they get better when the people in charge are determined to make things even worse? It's enough to drive anyone hopelessly mad.

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Suicides Now More Common than Automobile Accident Deaths [View all] LloydS of New London Aug 2014 OP

welcome to DU LloydS of New London Skittles Aug 2014 #1

Indeed LloydS of New London Aug 2014 #14

Airbags. MADem Aug 2014 #2

Perspective. nt littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #3

I wonder how much ssri's have contributed grahamhgreen Aug 2014 #4

They used to hospitalize people getting antidepressants Warpy Aug 2014 #6

I was thinking that it must be the economy and the general state of the country. LuvNewcastle Aug 2014 #7

the closest I came was a couple years ago, when I realized that I'd been magical thyme Aug 2014 #8

I see there is a post about Williams being in financial trouble Warpy Aug 2014 #12

Truly disconcerting stats. lonestarnot Aug 2014 #5

Here's the graphic. Blanks Aug 2014 #9

don't understand. is that 12, 1200 12,000 suicides ? NM_Birder Aug 2014 #15

The graph posted here is tipped LloydS of New London Aug 2014 #16

That's odd. It displays ok on my iPhone. eom Blanks Aug 2014 #18

From the link. Blanks Aug 2014 #17

Cars are a lot safer these days and our health care system is lousy at mental illness. alarimer Aug 2014 #10

Yep - cars are a hell of a lot better at protecting people than they used to be. jeff47 Aug 2014 #13

It's depressing when your country turns to fascism. woo me with science Aug 2014 #11

If you want to see statistics regarding suicide, this is a good resource mnhtnbb Aug 2014 #19