Post by Shep on Mar 15, 2018 13:13:43 GMT
Experts say that it is very concerning when the life expectancy of a developed country stops improving, and it’s even worse when it drops. Urban Institute Demographer Laudan Aron said that this trend reflects many of the “underlying conditions of life.” He feels that this dropping trajectory, particularly in comparison to those of other wealthy nations, should be considered among the most urgent issues on our national agenda.
Medications, pesticides, and poor diet to blame
It’s not surprising to see these trends given the unhealthy habits of many Americans. A paper from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America suggested that the mortality rate for middle-aged white Americans was rising largely because of suicides and drug overdoses. Antidepressant use has also been on the rise in recent years, and antidepressants increase a person’s risk of suicide. Drug overdoses, meanwhile, have also been climbing thanks to opioid addiction, with many people starting down this deadly path thanks to prescriptions for painkillers given to them by their doctors.
Then there are Muslim terrorist suicides who blow themselves into hell
The causes of suicide are multiple.
Some deaths called Suicide are actually murder.
A man killed a 74-year-old man on Facebook then killed himself
Musician Commits Suicide On Facebook Live
Facebook has contributed to teen suicides.
Sean Parker, the founding president of Facebook, says it was designed to consume as much of your time as possible could affect developing minds in negative ways.