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Deaths of despair in the US now occur at triple the rate during the Great Depression (thelemmy.club)
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Deaths of Despair = Suicides + Alcohol-Related + Drugs

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[-] LangleyDominos@hexbear.net 9 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

~~Don't forget WWI~~ I guess the spike happens before that nvm.

[-] TankieTanuki@hexbear.net 15 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I was including it as one of the mitigating factors. That's what I thought you meant, actually.

The Shared Sacrifice of the World Wars: While tragic, wars can create a powerful sense of collective purpose and social integration, which Émile Durkheim's theory suggests lowers suicide rates.^[Slop machine]

The same theory of collective sacrifice explains why the Arduous March didn't fracture social cohesion in the DPRK.

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