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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, Interesting) by Gaaark on Friday June 08 2018, @09:49PM (3 children)
I think if i was single again (touch wood... HELLO, PENIS!), I'd probably just not use those apps and just go down to the local games shop or comic book store or something and try to find a nice geek girl/woman that way.
Those apps, i heard from my daughter, are as you say: DEPRESSING AS HELL.
I'd have to scope out the woman in person from afar to see if there looks to be some compatibility before making a move.
--- Please remind me if I haven't been civil to you: I'm channeling MDC. ---Gaaark 2.0 ---
(Score: 4, Funny) by Snow on Friday June 08 2018, @09:53PM (2 children)
Meet girls at the game shop? I hope you can roll a +65 charisma, +8300 luck, and +42 chad.
(Score: 3, Funny) by Gaaark on Saturday June 09 2018, @01:52AM
When my wife and i went into one near us to buy, i think, Star Trek Catan, it was co-owned by a woman and there were young ladies there (i can imagine their games night would have some as well).
But they could all have been 'taken' women.... i dunno. Would have been weird asking them if they were single with my wife's foot up my arse, lol.
--- Please remind me if I haven't been civil to you: I'm channeling MDC. ---Gaaark 2.0 ---
(Score: 4, Informative) by kazzie on Saturday June 09 2018, @01:13PM
I managed to find a wife at my university's engineering department. I didn't make a chad roll, but I must have had a crit on my luck roll.