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I had some e-mail correspondence with someone about suicide and
use (abuse) of drugs and/or alcohol.

The open question was something like this:  Does everyone have some
slight tendency toward suicide, and drugs or booze aggravates the
tendency?  Or is this tendency generated by drugs or booze?

I didn't have any proof one way or the other, nor could I think of
any controlled experiments to establish what the facts were.  What I
had was "anecdotal evidence".  That is, I have heard lots of sober 
alcoholics describe how they were suicidal in their drinking days,
and they are not suicidal now that they are sober.  Draw your own
conclusions.

Maurice

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