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So severe when somebody is contemplating suicide it is a medical issue. people need to recognize if anyone out there is suffering depression or someone they love is, 20% of people with major depressive disorders will kill themselves. >> if you add something like drugs or alcohol into the mix, which is probably something people who are depressed will sometimes use to mask their symptoms or to deal with their depression, right? >> that is absolutely true. drugs and alcohol are common with depression and make depression so much worse or cause or bring on depression. yes. if somebody does have add...

Yes. if somebody does have addiction and depression the addiction has to be treated first and thoroughly before the depression can really adequately be addressed. >> what are warning signs that parents out there or friends should look for? >> well, if you believe that somebody may be suicidal, if they have been giving away their things, if they begin contemplating or talking about suicide, if they're making a plan, if they have difficulty functioning, getting out of bed, even more mild disturbances like change in their sleep cycling, appetite disturbances, irritability, agitations, feeling wor...