Suicides Surpasses fatalities from Car Accidents in America

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But C.D.C. officials cited a number of possible explanations, including that as adolescents people in this generation also posted higher rates of suicide compared with other cohorts. “It is the baby boomer group where we see the highest rates of suicide,” said the C.D.C.’s deputy director, Ileana Arias. “There may be something about that group, and how they think about life issues and their life choices that may make a difference.”

This is bizarre... the boomers are more prone.

When I was growing up there were two suicides on my street over the years. It was always hushed up because if suicide was evident there was no insurance money.

 

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It wasn't boomers jumping to their deaths in the dirty 30's.

 

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Same goes for dementia. Old people are supposed to wander off and die.

Amazing how many people wandered off in dementia while CEOs got bonuses in 2008.