[lorinm]

I wonder what is the impact of social media in this rate increase. People are getting more and more addicted to it, thus making people more depressed about their lives which in turn find their relief in drugs and alcohol. I am not saying that social media is to blame for everything but as a former heavy user of Snapchat and Instagram, it must be up there as one of the main causes. The sad and hopeless part is that its all by design...

[DanBC]

Social media is also an important way to connect for people who are socially isolated, so we should avoid demonising it.

We need to worry about promotion of self harm and suicide being distributed on social media, but most companies are taking action on the worst content.

[bilbo0s]

I suspect it's more the opiods that are the problem. I could be wrong though.