Re:It's Getting Harder to Die
by LorenPechtel on Saturday June 29, 2024 @03:44PM
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If anything I suspect booze reduces suicide numbers. For some people it's an escape that makes life tolerable.
I'm thinking of a book whose title eludes me at present. It's by a doctor, talking about their ER experience. One of their frequent fliers--and one time he talked a bit about why. He had been a sniper in Afghanistan (Afghani, fighting the Russians), he drank to keep from killing himself because of the horrors he had experienced.
Re:It's Getting Harder to Die
by scotteric on Saturday June 29, 2024 @08:33PM
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People with alcohol use disorder are many times more likely to commit suicide. Alcohol makes depression worse in the long run, even if someone finds some temporary comfort from a bottle.
I'm thinking of a book whose title eludes me at present. It's by a doctor, talking about their ER experience. One of their frequent fliers--and one time he talked a bit about why. He had been a sniper in Afghanistan (Afghani, fighting the Russians), he drank to keep from killing himself because of the horrors he had experienced.