The New Normal: More Americans now commit suicide than die in car crashes as miserable economy takes its toll
By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
PUBLISHED: 10:03 EST, 22 September 2012 | UPDATED: 00:43 EST, 23 September 2012
Suicide is a bigger killer than car crashes, according to an alarming new study.
The number of people dying from suicide has drastically increased, while car accident deaths haven lessened, making suicide the leading cause of injury death.
Suicides via falls or poisoning have risen significantly and experts fear there could be en more going unrecognised, specifically in cases of overdose.