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FEELING WORTHLESS? These feelings do not have to consume you. There are many treatment options available to help you recover from whatever it is that is causing you to feel this way.
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| What is truly amazing is that there are more than 815,000 suicide ATTEMPTS in the U.S. annually. That is the equivilent to THREE suicide attempts every 2 minutes! There are 3 female suicide attempts for each male attempt. Males are 4 times more successful in taking their lives. |
This suicide information site is partners with the Cancer Education, Information, & Awareness website. There are difficult issues in this game called life. Through education and information, we can DEAL with them appropriately. Each year a number of people who have cancer commit suicide. Brian, a carpenter who got cancer, committed suicide so he would not trouble his family with medical bills. This site is dedicated to his memory.
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BY THE NUMBERS AND STATISTICS:
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Roughly 33,000 or so Americans kill themselves every year, which equals to one death every 15 minutes. Suicide is the 11th highest cause of death in the United States, and not far from breaking into the TOP 10 causes. Guns account for more than 50% of all suicide deaths. Hanging and suffocation accounts for nearly one quarter of deaths, and poisoning accounts for about 1 in every 5 deaths. Suicide rates are highest in the mid-west. In 2005, California had the highest total number of suicides with just over 3,200, followed by Texas with just over 2,400 and Florida with just under 2,400.
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 Alone. You are definitely NOT alone. There are many many people who have been in your situation or a similar situation.
Death, is a solution, but it is a permanent solution. It ends your problems and creates problems for everyone around you. Your problems CAN be solved!
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www.Suicide-Awareness.com
