Posted on Aug 9, 2019
How The CDC's Reluctance To Use The 'F-Word' — Firearms — Hinders Suicide Prevention
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The nation's foremost public health agency shies away from discussing the important link in this country between suicide and access to guns.
That's according to documents obtained by NPR that suggest the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention instead relies on vague language and messages about suicide that effectively downplay and obscure the risk posed by firearms.
Guns in the United States kill more people through suicide than homicide.
Almost 40,000 people died from guns in 2017 alone — 60% of those deaths were suicides. Guns are the most common method used for suicide.
That's according to documents obtained by NPR that suggest the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention instead relies on vague language and messages about suicide that effectively downplay and obscure the risk posed by firearms.
Guns in the United States kill more people through suicide than homicide.
Almost 40,000 people died from guns in 2017 alone — 60% of those deaths were suicides. Guns are the most common method used for suicide.
How The CDC's Reluctance To Use The 'F-Word' — Firearms — Hinders Suicide Prevention
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The real issue is not what is used to commit suicide but what is the root cause that makes one decide to commit sucide. Where there is a will, there is a way.
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Tale of 2 soldiers I served with. Both committed suicide. One died by shooting himself in the head. The other from a OD on heroin in a "safe place" for drugs in Nevada. I don't blame guns and I don't blame drugs for either.
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