12-13-2008, 04:11 AM
I got stuck in traffic, all alone, just me and NPR, talk radio. There's a story on about the suicide rate in Las Vegas. I didn't know it was higher than the rest of the country-- is that surprising? Oh, but for people who leave, the rate goes down, and for people who enter, the rate goes up. It's like something's in the water there (or maybe in some other substances?) From today's Las Vegas Sun reporter Marshall Allen writes-- The study, which will be published in the December edition of the peer-reviewed journal Social Science & Medicine, challenges one of the common attitudes about suicide in Las Vegas, Wray said. There’s a general resistance by Las Vegas leaders to admit the extent of the problem, he said, and suicide prevention is “not at the top of anyone’s agenda.” “Giv...
Posted on Thu, 11 Dec 2008 04:02:00 +0100 at http://psychiatrist-blog.blogspot.com/20...vegas.html
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Posted on Thu, 11 Dec 2008 04:02:00 +0100 at http://psychiatrist-blog.blogspot.com/20...vegas.html
Author: Shrink Rap
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