Suicide. More than 34,000 suicides occurred in the U.S. This is the equivalent of 94 suicides per day; one suicide every 15 minutes or 11.26 suicides per 100,000 population. [CDC, Suicide: At a Glance, PDF in The Spotlight box] Suicide is the second leading cause of death among 25-34 year olds and the third leading… Continue Reading
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Veterans, Suicide and the Substance Abuse Connection
Veterans, Suicide and the Substance Abuse Connection. It’s real, and it’s rooted in the brain changes caused by the mental health impacts of war – anxiety, depression, PTSD, for example. These impacts often cause a veteran (and any person with a mental illness, for that matter) to turn to drugs or alcohol to self-medicate the… Continue Reading
Substance Abuse, Mental Illness and Suicide
The importance of understanding the substance abuse, mental illness and suicide connection was reinforced in NPR’s news program, today, July 29,2010, “Commanders Have Ignored Major Mental Health Issues, Army Report Concludes.“ [Note: substance abuse and addiction are two different things, although both cause changes in the brain.] Substance abuse (whether it is of alcohol and/or… Continue Reading