Deaths from alcohol, drugs and suicide have soared among young adults ages 18 to 34, according to a new analysis. The number of drug deaths among young adults has risen by 400% in the past two decades, according to the non-profit Trust for America’s Health and Well Being Trust. These deaths…
U.S. Deaths From Suicide, Substance Abuse Reach Record High
Demand For Veteran Counseling Puts Stress On The Counselors
Combat veterans from the Vietnam-era through the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan often turn to Vet Center counselors for help with post-traumatic stress or depression. And some of these counselors are themselves feeling stress – in part, they say, because of what they’re calling unrealistic productivity requirements. Ted Blickwedel, 63,…
How high altitudes could raise risk of depression, suicide
A new systematic review, now published in the Harvard Review of Psychiatry, found that people living in high-altitude areas of the United States, such as intermountain states, have higher-than-average rates of suicide and depression. The researchers, from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, suggest that low atmospheric pressure at…
Deaths From Drugs, Alcohol and Suicide Reach New Peaks in Communities of Color
Deaths from drugs, alcohol and suicide—known as “deaths of despair”—are increasing among blacks, Latinos and Asians, according to a new report from the Trust for America’s Health and the Well Being Trust. While drug overdoses were still highest among whites in 2016, there were disproportionately large increases in drug deaths among racial/ethnic…