Suicides

Prescription Drug Addiction: A Medical Condition, Not a Moral Failure

Paul Heroux | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Prescription Drug Addiction, Mental Illness, Suicides, Public Policy, Politics, Drug Addiction, Dopamine, Attleboro, Mental Health, Crime, Massachusetts Crime, Drugs, Drug Abuse, Prescription Drug Abuse, Crime News
Paul Heroux

Prescription drug addiction affects men and women, young and old, employed and unemployed, and those suffering from mental illness and those who don't. In short, no group is immune.

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Nearly 20 Percent Of Taiwan's Gay Community Has Attempted Suicide: Report

Posted 05.25.2012

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Taiwan may be considered relatively accepting of its lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) residents, but a new study suggests many in the com...

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Katherine Bindley

The Dangerous Mistake We Make About Bullying

HuffingtonPost.com | Katherine Bindley | Posted 02.08.2012

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Tyler Clementi killed himself in 2010 after his roommate at Rutgers University filmed him kissing another man. Phoebe Prince, a 15-year-old girl who m...

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Gay Teen Filmmaker Succumbs To Suicide One Month After Producing 'It Gets Better' Video

Posted 01.13.2012

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Just one month after filming an "It Gets Better" video in support of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth, a California-based gay teen ...

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15 Suicides An Hour In India

AP | By NIRMALA GEORGE | Posted 12.28.2011

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NEW DELHI -- Ram Babu's last days were typical in India's growing rash of suicides. The poor farmer's crop failed and he defaulted on the $6,000 loan...

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The Soldier Who Killed Herself After Refusing to Take Part in Torture

Greg Mitchell | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Suicides, Soldiers, Troops, Afghanistan, Iraq, U.S. Soldiers, Ptsd, Veterans, Politics News
Greg Mitchell

Over the years, I have written about dozens of sad, tragic, individual cases. But one of the saddest of all concerns a young soldier who died eight years ago this week: Alyssa Peterson.

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David Lohr

British Tragedy: Two Brothers, Two Jails, Two Suicides

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 08.28.2011

Read More: Suicides, Video, Prison, United Kingdom, Crime, Crime News, Suicide, Jail, Simon Gregory, London, Phillip Gregory, Crime News

A family in England is trying to raise awareness about the death of their son – a prison inmate who committed suicide behind bars eight years after ...

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India's Farmers Suffer Wave Of Suicides As Crops Fail

Posted 05.25.2011

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Loss of government subsidies, international competition and recently erratic climate patterns are all being blamed for a staggering number of Indian f...

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Fort Hood Reports Record Number Of Suicides

Posted 05.25.2011

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FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) -- Fort Hood officials are investigating a rash of suicides in recent days, including what evidently was a murder-suicide involv...

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Really, Jon Stewart of the Daily Show? Really?

Paul Helmke | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Suicides, Brady Law, Brady Criminal Background Check, School Shootings, The Daily Show, NBC Nightly News, Brian Williams, Oprah Winfrey, Rally to Restore Sanity, Jon Stewart, Media News
Paul Helmke

Did Jon Stewart really suggest on the Oprah Show that when it comes to the horrific experience of school shootings that it's not the guns that are the problem, but "crazy is the problem"?

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Border Patrol Sees Spike In Suicides

AP | PAUL J. WEBER | Posted 05.25.2011

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FORT HANCOCK, Texas — After a bad day on the job as a Border Patrol agent, Eddie DeLaCruz went home and began discussing with his wife how to ce...

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Suicide Hot Line Calls Surge As Joblessness Tightens Grip

Aol News | Scott Martelle | Posted 05.25.2011

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In one of the darkest tallies of the nation's still-sputtering recession, experts say financial desperation has played a significant role in increased...

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Army Officer Orders Troops Not To Commit Suicide

AP | KRISTIN M. HALL | Posted 05.25.2011

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FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. — Thousands of soldiers, their bald eagle shoulder patches lined up row upon row across the grassy field, stood at rigid atte...

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Goodbye/Hello 17 "Veterans Deadly Isolation Gap Between Combat And Back Home"

Patt Cottingham | Posted 05.25.2011

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Patt Cottingham

Here is a tragic statistic that just blew my mind recently. Of the veterans from the all US wars on average, 18 veterans commit suicide each day. "O...

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Laura Bassett

Rev. Killmer: 'Recent Allegations of Death by Torture Must Be Investigated'

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 05.25.2011

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A nationwide group of religious organizations is demanding that the Obama administration thoroughly investigate allegations that three detainee "suici...

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Veterans Advocates Worried About Care For Troops Wounded In Afghan Surge

McClatchy | David Goldstein | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- As the Obama administration ramps up the war in Afghanistan, veterans advocates say the government must develop a better plan to handle ...

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Is Teen Suicide Contagious?

AOL | David Knowles | Posted 05.25.2011

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Over the past six months, four students at Henry M. Gunn High School in Palo Alto, Calif., have committed suicide in the same location, using the same...

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8 Million Americans Consider Suicide

Yahoo | Associated Press | Posted 11.17.2011

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More than 8 million Americans seriously consider suicide each year, according to a new government study. About 32,000 suicides occur in the United St...

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The King Is Dead; Long Live the King

Pinaki Bhattacharya | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Suicides, YS Rajashekhara Reddy, Sonia Gandhi, Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, YS Jaganmohan Reddy, Andhra Pradesh, World News
Pinaki Bhattacharya

Such was the scale of the developing human tragedy following Andhra Pradesh state Chief Minister, YS Rajashekhar Reddy's death that his bereaved son YS Jaganmohan Reddy had to issue a public appeal exhorting the people not to commit suicide.

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Econocide

Nick Turse | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Suicide, Foreclosures, Suicides, Foreclosure, Economic Crisis, Business News
Nick Turse

While it's impossible to know all the factors that contribute to people resorting to violent measures, press reports suggest that the economic crisis has played no small part in a range of extreme acts.

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Arthur Delaney

Recession May Be Increasing Suicide Rates, But We Won't Know For Years

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 05.25.2011

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Emergency physicians and mental health workers in North Carolina have begun to worry that they may be in the midst of a disturbing new trend, accordin...

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The 1%: America Insourcing Sacrifice

Sean Gilfillan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sean Gilfillan

Why is America insourcing sacrifice to 1% of its population when it is deemed necessary to our national security and interests?

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Afghan Minister Escapes Twin Suicide Bomber Attacks

A Pakistan News | Posted 05.25.2011

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A suicide bomber was killed Friday by police before he could reach an Afghan minister's home in western Afghanistan, but a second bomber detonated his...

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On Sixth Anniversary of War: Suicides Skyrocketing

Greg Mitchell | Posted 05.25.2011

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Greg Mitchell

In the Army alone, 18 troops committed suicide in February -- down six from January's high, but still above what they expected. Top brass in the military continue to be evasive about the problem.

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Army Reports Alarming Spike In Suicides In January

AP | PAULINE JELINEK | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The Army is investigating an unexplained and stunning spike in suicides in January. The count is likely to surpass the number of co...

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