Suicide rates in the U.S. have been on a slight uptick in recent years (5%
> over ten years ago), but they're still much lower than they were up until
> the 90's... when antidepressants began to be widely prescribed. I doubt this
> is a coincidence.
>
I don't have the energy to look either up right now, but I believe that:
1. White Americans are, by far, the most suicidal portion of the US population; and
2. Based upon health insurance coverage and the like, we're probably the most heavily medicated, too.
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