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Essentially, the suicide rate for people in their fifties jumped up by about 50 percent — and that rate is about 30 suicides per 100,000 people. That's incredibly high compared to 10 years ago, and what's perhaps more troubling is that 50-somethings aren't exactly those we normally talk about when we talk about suicide — the CDC says primary concern usually rests with children and teens.
The jump in the Baby Boomer rates, health officials say, is partly due to economic problems: "The increase does coincide with a decrease in financial standing for a lot of families over the same time period," Dr. Ileana Arias, the CDC's deputy director, is quoted as saying by The New York Times, which added that "Another factor may be the widespread availability of opioid drugs like OxyContin and oxycodone, which can be particularly deadly in an overdose." And the CDC reports that the increases show more attention needs to paid to people in those age groups.
In some countrys, it is illigal to commit suicide, and you can actually be prosecuted for doing so, that is if you fail ofcause.
Originally posted by jhn7537
reply to post by 727Sky
We need suicide control, I think we should ban suicides....
By mechanism, the greatest increase was observed for use of suffocation (81.3%, from 2.3 to 4.1), followed by poisoning (24.4%, from 3.0 to 3.8) and firearms (14.4%, from 7.2 to 8.3).
Great, you completly misunderstood what i wrote.
Originally posted by 727Sky
reply to post by Mianeye
By mechanism, the greatest increase was observed for use of suffocation (81.3%, from 2.3 to 4.1), followed by poisoning (24.4%, from 3.0 to 3.8) and firearms (14.4%, from 7.2 to 8.3).
Well you are going to have to ban a few more things than guns like ropes, shower curtains, coat hangers, and anything else one can use for suffocation.
Prescription drugs, which last time I checked, were killing people to the tune of 160,000 a year or Hospitals and Doctors seem to be at the top of the list for killing people every year......
Where do we start banning stuff to get some Utopian result?
Originally posted by mideast
IMO economic issues are not good reason to die , it is a sign of desperation and materialist view of life.
Some one said :
The ones who commit suicide are kept into great hate of themselves. They kill themselves , but the hate doesn't die. It is the closest friend until they come back alive.
Originally posted by Mianeye
Great, you completly misunderstood what i wrote.
Originally posted by 727Sky
reply to post by Mianeye
By mechanism, the greatest increase was observed for use of suffocation (81.3%, from 2.3 to 4.1), followed by poisoning (24.4%, from 3.0 to 3.8) and firearms (14.4%, from 7.2 to 8.3).
Well you are going to have to ban a few more things than guns like ropes, shower curtains, coat hangers, and anything else one can use for suffocation.
Prescription drugs, which last time I checked, were killing people to the tune of 160,000 a year or Hospitals and Doctors seem to be at the top of the list for killing people every year......
Where do we start banning stuff to get some Utopian result?
Would you please read it again
Drugs are bad mmm'k, people should know that by now, but i do agree that doctors are over prescriping some drugs, but to make them the cause of murder by guns, is just speculation.
I can tell you prescription drugs is a big topic in the news at the moment where i live.edit on 3-5-2013 by Mianeye because: (no reason given)
Murder by guns, is the issue, and should in some way or the other be minimized, if one law could save one person, well, i think that one person would be happy for that law.
Originally posted by deadeyedick
There is a good chance that if one commits suicide then the punishment for a previous life may not have been completed in order to be born into a life with less strife. It is best to hang in there as long as you can. All these drugs may be getting in the way of a natural order of things. A redo would suck.