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Originally Posted by motion
I have to jump in and defend Montana...
Montana has a very high population of Native Americans. This population has extremely high alcoholism/drug/suicide rates. That is what is reflected when you see Montana's high suicide rate.
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Possibly but what makes Montana Native Americans suicide more than other states? South Dakota has a higher relative percentage of Native American population than Montana but a lower overall suicide rate. I can't imagine that the alcoholism incidence is much different but don't have those numbers and if so, why the difference? So. Dak reservations were pretty bleak places when I lived in the state.
Where are those boys from Freakonomics when you need them?