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On AlterNet: suicide

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "suicide"

Veteran Suicides Continue to Rise

Veteran Suicides Continue to Rise

Greg Mitchell, Huffington Post. May 13, 2008.
As a national crisis grows and Congress starts to pay attention, small town newspapers remain the only sources for information on veteran suicides

The Suicide Drug

The Suicide Drug

Martha Rosenberg, AlterNet. April 28, 2008.
Drug company spin does not change the fact that Cymbalta has been linked to suicide -- even in otherwise mentally healthy people.

One in Three Returning Vets Suffer from Brain Injuries, Mental Health Problems

One in Three Returning Vets Suffer from Brain Injuries, Mental Health Problems

Joshua Holland, AlterNet AlterNet: War on Iraq. April 18, 2008.
And many are not getting care -- it's a betrayal on an epic scale.

Activist Tells Congress About Suicide Epidemic Among Vets

Activist Tells Congress About Suicide Epidemic Among Vets

Penny Coleman, AlterNet. January 2, 2008.
A testimony at congressional hearings in response to increasingly ominous reports of soldier and veteran suicides.

Middle Age + Holidays: A Lethal Combination?

Middle Age + Holidays: A Lethal Combination?

Kathy Kastan, Huffington Post. December 19, 2007.
Suicide rates are alarmingly high among middle-aged Americans, and the holiday season often amplifies the problem.

Gitmo Detainee Attempts Suicide, US Navy Cmdr Claims He's Trying to Make America Look Bad

Gitmo Detainee Attempts Suicide, US Navy Cmdr Claims He's Trying to Make America Look Bad

Melissa McEwan, Shakesville AlterNet: PEEK. December 5, 2007.
Melissa McEwan: We have forgotten he is human. He is trying to remind us.

120 War Vets Commit Suicide Each Week

120 War Vets Commit Suicide Each Week

Penny Coleman, AlterNet. November 26, 2007.
The military refuses to come clean, insisting the high rates are due to "personal problems," not experience in combat.

"Hidden Epidemic" of Suicides in Iraq Revealed

GottaLaff, Brave New Films AlterNet: War on Iraq. November 14, 2007.
GottaLaff: 5,000 dead. Not shot, not grenaded, not killed. 5,000 suicides. Sleep well, BushCo.

Veterans' Suicides: a Hidden Cost of Bush's Wars

Veterans' Suicides: a Hidden Cost of Bush's Wars

Penny Coleman, AlterNet. November 11, 2007.
Americans have been effectively insulated from the human cost of our wars. That's not an accident; it's policy.

Pentagon Denies Increase in Troops' Suicides a Result of War

Pentagon Denies Increase in Troops' Suicides a Result of War

Penny Coleman, AlterNet. August 28, 2007.
The military says that there's no connection between the stress of combat and spiraling suicide rates. But the widow of a vet who took his own life knows differently.

Army Suicides at Highest Level in 26 Years

Army Suicides at Highest Level in 26 Years

Pam Spaulding, AlterNet: PEEK. August 16, 2007.
Pam Spaulding: Mission accomplished. Support our troops. Those slogans ring hollow over and over -- and now this.

The Uncounted Casualties of War

The Uncounted Casualties of War

Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate. August 1, 2007.
The parents of an Iraq veteran who committed suicide are suing the Department of Veterans Affairs for wrongful death and medical malpractice.

Child Suicide No Deterrent for Profit-Hungry Drug Maker

Child Suicide No Deterrent for Profit-Hungry Drug Maker

Shelley Jofre, CorpWatch. August 1, 2007.
GlaxoSmithKline provides research funding to doctors who write favorable opinions of depression drugs for children, despite evidence from clinical trials that the medication can cause anger and even suicide.

Suicide Was the Only Way Out of Iraq for Col. Westhusing

Suicide Was the Only Way Out of Iraq for Col. Westhusing

Robert Bryce, Texas Observer. March 16, 2007.
Writing in his suicide note, "I am sullied -- no more," U.S. Colonel Ted Westhusing, father of three, chose death over a life of lies and corruption in occupied Iraq.

Cover up of soldier who committed suicide rather than torture detainees [AUDIO]

Lindsay Beyerstein, AlterNet: PEEK. November 2, 2006.
Official report on death of Army Spc. Alyssa Peterson