Episode 39: White Males are #1, at least when it comes to suicide in the United States, but suicide as a whole is up across the country. The CDC reports that suicide has increased by 30% and now accounts for over 45,000 deaths a year. We talk about some of the causes through jokes and laughter. 

Links to all of the articles we discussed this episode:Kate Spade/Robin Williams obsession https://www.newsweek.com/kate-spade-was-obsessed-coverage-robin-williams-death-sister-claims-963809Werther Effecthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copycat_suicideNational Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-8255https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/Media Coverage and high profile celebrity coverage:https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/Bourdain and Alcoholism (compliments of Mrs. Moses)http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-alcoholism-anthony-bourdain-drinking-suicide-0622-20180621-story.htmlStatistics on Addiction and Suicidehttps://www.addictioncenter.com/addiction/addiction-and-suicide/Recommendations for Reporting on Suicidehttp://reportingonsuicide.org/recommendations/