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