Suicide: Videos & News About Suicide: Current Issues // Current

added
11 hours ago

Fuck my life: Man commits suicide by electrocution

Someone showed me this clip and daresay it is gruesome... The guy blamed the world for committing suicide for causing him pain...... more

kewal91
added this

Police confirm McNair girlfriend behind murder-suicide

Police confirmed Wednesday that ex-NFL star Steve McNair’s(notes) 20-year-old girlfriend killed him before turning the gun... more

retro_Syl
added this

Judge Acquits Lori Drew in Cyberbullying Case, Overrules Jur

LOS ANGELES — A federal judge on Thursday overturned guilty verdicts against Lori Drew, issuing a directed acquittal on... more

UWAZell
added this

Ruling disappoints MySpace suicide victim’s mom

“I wouldn’t want to be in Lori Drew’s shoes and live her life. I think she’s already basically living a... more

digitrash
added this

F.D.A. Orders Suicide Warnings for 2 Stop-Smoking Drugs

"Federal drug regulators warned Wednesday that patients taking two popular stop-smoking drugs should be watched closely for... more

DeliaTheArtist
added this

Suicide bomber kills 17 in Afghanistan

A suicide bomber blew himself up near a gas station in southern Afghanistan, killing 17 people and injuring 20 more

barnabasnagy
added this

Suicide bomber kills 17 in Afghanistan

A suicide bomber blew himself up near a gas station in southern Afghanistan, killing 17 people and injuring 20 more.

barnabasnagy
added this

Alcohol Use Associated With Suicide, Especially in Minorities

Alcohol plays a significant role in suicide, especially among Hispanics and American Indian and Alaska Natives, according to new data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.In a new study, researchers led by Dr. Alex Crosby of the CDC's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control looked at the cases of suicide reported in 17 states in 2005 and 2006. They found that of those suicide victims tested whose blood alcohol levels were tested after their death, nearly a quarter had levels above the legal limit for driving a car.

They reported their findings in the June 19 issue of Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report.

The percentage of suicides with high blood alcohol levels was greatest among American Indian/Alaska Natives at 37 percent, followed by 29 percent for Hispanics -- findings that hold implications for culturally specific intervention programs, Crosby said.

"Alcohol is connected to suicides across all [racial and ethnic] groups," he said. "When programs try to address suicide prevention, they should definitely include alcohol as one component."

Alcohol has long been a known risk factor in suicide, said Dr. Eric Caine, chair of psychiatry at the University of Rochester Medical Center in Rochester, N.Y.

But the study is unique because it examines the role of alcohol in suicides across all ethnic groups -- data that has been limited in prior studies, Crosby said.

"This is a really important paper because it underscores how much a common risk factor such as drinking contributes to something like suicide," Caine said. "Here's more data on how something like alcohol is fuel on the fire, and we need to ask ourselves what we are going to do about it."

To examine the relationship between alcohol and suicide among racial and ethnic groups, the researchers looked at data from the National Violent Death Reporting System from 2005 through 2006.

There were a total of 18,994 suicides in the 17 states that contributed to the database, and about 70 percent of those who committed suicide had been tested for alcohol.

Among those, the overall prevalence of alcohol intoxication was about 24 percent, and the highest percentage occurred among American Indian/Alaska natives, then Hispanics, and among patients of all ethnic groups between 20 and 49 years old (28 percent).Alcohol plays a significant role in suicide, especially among Hispanics and American Indian and Alaska Natives, according to new... more

singrrr
added this

1 response

added
24 days ago

Suicide Sunday

Cambridge University end-of-exams party "Suicide Sunday" lived up to its reputation with students collapsing in the... more

slagface
added this

39 responses

added
1 month ago

Commander tackles stress, suicides at Army

Families of tens of thousands of soldiers based at Fort Hood have one military wife to thank for a more normal routine at the baseWhen Lt. Gen. Rick Lynch first took over as commander of the largest Army base in the United States, a soldier's wife approached him and gave him a talking to about how soldiers don't "really" get to spend time at home when they come home from war.

"She said 'General, don't talk to us about dwell time. Because my husband might as well be in Iraq,'" Lynch told CNN last week. "'He comes home after the kids go to bed, we never see him on weekends and you take him away to train all the time.'"

Lynch said that woman's comments "really hit me in the gut."

In response, Lynch made "focus on the family" a key part of Fort Hood's environment. He insists that every soldier on a day schedule leave work in to be home for dinner by 6 p.m. On Thursday, many are told to leave by 3 p.m. so they can have the afternoon with the family. And no one at Fort Hood works weekends unless Lynch signs off on it.

He likes to point out that when a soldier deploys overseas, the only thing he can't get is time with his family, so it's important to get it between deployments -- what the military calls "dwell time."

Lynch's "home by dinner" order creates a daily traffic jam on the base in Killeen, Texas, as tens of thousands of soldiers leave at once.

Master Sgt. Guadalupe Stratman enjoys Fort Hood's family-first attitude. She has a husband and three sons. When she's not cooking dinner after leaving the base, she's helping with homework or "just watching them grow.It's not just about keeping military spouses and children happy, it's about creating a more resilient soldier; one less likely to abuse drugs or alcohol, injure or kill himself in a traffic accident or fall to suicide, Lynch says.

It's working. No soldier has been killed on the roads around Fort Hood in more than 200 days. And although the base has seen two suicides since the start of the year, that is much less than some other major Army bases.

Lynch is taking other steps to battle stress and suicides at Fort Hood. He's opened a soldier "Resiliency Campus" -- a city-block-sized collection of buildings with programs and activities aimed at improving a soldier's mind, body and spirit.

And there is a weekly meeting of the base's "suicide prevention board," which Lynch usually chairs.

This isn't to say that all the soldiers at Fort Hood are completely well-adjusted and ready for their next deployment.Families of tens of thousands of soldiers based at Fort Hood have one military wife to thank for a more normal routine at the... more