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Utah's Suicide Rate a Killer
"Despite Utah's generally excellent public health profile, it has one of the highest suicide rates in the country." Among the facts being made known by the U.S. surgeon general is that 60 Utahns between the ages of 15-24 committed suicide in 1999. According to David Litts, special assistant on suicide to the surgeon general, "I wouldn't presume to tell Utah what to do, but it can only help to examine the culture...There is an aspect of rugged individualism that no doubt plays a role; people thinking they can just tough it out with no help." Sadly, every 18 minutes someone in the U.S. commits suicide (about 80 a day), with 1,900 Americans daily visiting emergency rooms for self-inflicted wounds. According to an assistant to the surgeon general, presenting treatment as a more acceptable behavior is the secret to decreasing these high totals. (Deseret News, 4/16/02)
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