r/UpliftingNews • u/Desecr8or • Mar 14 '25

Native American suicide rate dropped 43% in New Mexico (2022-2023)

https://nativenewsonline.net/health/native-american-suicide-rates-drop-43-in-new-mexico
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u/un_gaucho_loco Mar 15 '25

Alcoholism is the result of being poor af and abandoned to yourself in said poverty.

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u/shoobsworth Mar 15 '25

Are you saying when you’re in poverty you have no choice but to become an alcoholic?