The U.S. Centers For Disease Control And Prevention (CDC) released a new Vital Signs report on Thursday, 7 June, 2018.
In the press release about the new report, the CDC states that:
Suicide rates have been rising in nearly every state, according to the latest Vital Signs report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In 2016, nearly 45,000 Americans age 10 or older died by suicide. Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death and is one of just three leading causes that are on the rise.
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Researchers found that more than half of people who died by suicide did not have a known diagnosed mental health condition at the time of death. Relationship problems or loss, substance misuse; physical health problems; and job, money, legal or housing stress often contributed to risk for suicide. Firearms were the most common method of suicide used by those with and without a known diagnosed mental health condition.
Are any Soylentils contemplating suicide? Do you know anyone who has attempted or succeeded in taking their own life? Why do you think suicide rates are on the rise?
(Score: 3, Funny) by Azuma Hazuki on Friday June 08 2018, @09:16PM (9 children)
Again, the local lesbian pops in to ask, how in the unholy hell are there 7.5+ billion of us if this is what you breeders think of one another?
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 4, Insightful) by Subsentient on Friday June 08 2018, @09:31PM (2 children)
Broken condoms, incorrectly taken birth control, bad pull out game, and in the third world, rape, no birth control, boredom, cultural expectations coupled with prohibited divorce.
"It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society." -Jiddu Krishnamurti
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 09 2018, @01:39AM (1 child)
your "third world" statement sounds a lot like the south. was that intentional?
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Grishnakh on Saturday June 09 2018, @03:41AM
Probably not, but the South does resemble undeveloped nations in many ways.
Source: Born in and grew up in the South
(Score: 5, Insightful) by Snow on Friday June 08 2018, @09:50PM (2 children)
Because our monkey brains are wired to want sex.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 09 2018, @01:47AM (1 child)
FTFY. You crazy monkey, Snow! Try thinking like a Great Ape!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday June 10 2018, @12:49AM
http://www.snowmonkeyresorts.com/ [snowmonkeyresorts.com]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_macaque [wikipedia.org]
(Score: 2, Informative) by khallow on Saturday June 09 2018, @02:52AM
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 09 2018, @03:27PM
Females born into muslim society don't always get a choice about how many children they have. Or if they want sex. Or who the father of the resulting child is.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 09 2018, @04:09PM
Uhhhhhh - those aren't breeders voicing those attitudes. As for real life "breeding couples" - we all put up with each other. I ain't perfect, she ain't perfect, but we're committed to the family. THAT is what it's all about.