Suicide rates in the US are highest among elderly men, and most involve guns, CDC report says | CNN
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The suicide rate in the United States spiked in 2021, reversing two years of decline, and rates among older men were especially high, a new report says.

Senior men have higher rates of suicide than average, and firearms were involved in more than three-quarters of those deaths in 2021, according to a CDC report

    • LerajeEnglish
      10•1 year ago

      It’s rare to find a lack of empathy, intelligence together with ignorance in one single comment. Well done.

        • LerajeEnglish
          10•1 year ago

          Well done again. Your ability to come across as even more callous and ignorant than you already had is truly impressive.

            • LerajeEnglish
              7•1 year ago

              And now you’ve added twisting peoples words to make yourself look better.

              Have you considered a career as a landlord? Or a conservative politician? You’re a natural fit.

        • Flying Squid
          1•1 year ago

          Of course they refused to get help. THEY WERE SUICIDAL. Do you even understand the concept of that? If you want to die, you don’t want help. I know because I’ve been there.

    • Alto
      9•1 year ago

      Helluva lot easier to say when you’re not actively in the depths of it

      • @SalamendaciousOP
        -1•1 year ago

        To be fair you’re making an assumption here that may or may not be true

    • @derf82English
      9•1 year ago

      90% of people cannot afford and environment change, not that such cures depression. Some people are less treatable, and many depression medications actually heighten suicidal feelings.

        • @derf82English
          5•1 year ago

          That’s what you offer. You don’t just magically cure mental illness. Nor do you just magically have money to change your situation.

    • HubertManne
      7•1 year ago

      depression cured by drugs is not a cure and ironically often lead to more suicide since it lightens the depression enough to get the person to take action.

    • @ABCDE
      2•1 year ago

      So do something about it.

      • @YoBuckStopsHereEnglish
        1•1 year ago

        As a military veteran, I give a shit. Having access to a gun seems a lot easier to those in despair than seeking help. It’s why it’s important we make access to firearms extremely difficult in the future.

      • HubertManne
        0•1 year ago

        this. why does anyone else have a say in if I live or die outside of me. FYI i am not looking to die but when I decide to I want to be “allowed” to. and I don’t give a fuck if someone else thinks the reason is not adequate.