Suicide Among Leading Causes of Death in U.S.

OPEN MINDS The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst Industry News Suicide was the eighth leading cause of death in the United States in 1987, according to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ statistics. Other government health statistics estimates, which were published in the November, 1990 issue of Business & Health, include: There are 18.5 million alcohol abusers in the United States and 105,000 alcohol-related deaths each year. One to three million Americans are regular users of illegal drugs. Approximately 900,000 are regular users of cocaine and 500,000 of heroin. There are . . .