HAVING more liquor outlets in your neighbourhood is associated with a higher rate of suicides locally, at least in New Mexico.
In an analysis of data from 11 counties in the state, Luis Escobedo of the New Mexico Department of ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû1000¼¯ºÏ and Melchor Ortiz from the University of Texas at El Paso found that those with more bars, liquor stores and convenience stores had more suicides. Each extra liquor outlet in a county meant 2.3 more suicides per 10,000 people between 1990 and 1994. The researchers suggest that drinking increases the chances that people who are mentally ill will decide…
