Suicide Stats, Addiction Stats – But Not A Lot Of Solutions

The past few days, the new Centers for Disease Control (CDC) study on suicide (see Suicide Mortality in the United States, 1999–2017) has grabbed headlines (see CDC: Opioids, Suicides Drive Life Expectancy Drop). There has been a dramatic increase in the suicide rate over the past decade. The age-adjusted suicide death rate increased 23% between 2006 and 2017—increasing from 11 deaths per 100,000 people to to 14 deaths per 100,000.

On top of this increase, there has been a consistent decline in the average life expectancy in the U.S. for the past three years . . .