Thursday, March 24, 2016

The Steady Rise In Suicide Epidemic May Be Linked To The War On Drugs And Doctors

The Steady Rise In Suicide Epidemic May Be Linked To The War On Drugs And Doctors

                                             Alen J Salerian MD

§  Annual suicide rates have increased in USA from 10.1  in 2000 12.9 to 2014.
§  Annual suicide rates have decreased in major Western countries (Germany, England, Sweden) during the same period.
§  The suicide rate is expected to decrease consistent with the advances in psychiatry and effective preventive measures as observed in Europe.
§  Economic conditions and unemployment figures have not been possibly contributory to the steady rise in suicide epidemic.
§  The war on drugs and doctors have impacted a large percentage of Americans vulnerable to suicide (people with chronic pain and action) by dramatically reducing the accessibility and availability of both treatments and physicians.

§  In the last three decades some 24,000 doctors have been delicensed. Conservatively some 40,000 suicides have been caused by the war on drugs and doctors .

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