greek suicides
© Reuters/John KolesidisMourners stand around the spot where a man committed suicide at central Syntagma square in Athens, April 5, 2012
Today, austerity and suicide go hand in hand in Greece. One study directly links most suicides in 2009 and 2010 to the budget cuts, saying over five hundred Greek men have taken their lives in this period. That's an average of almost one person per day. The country used to have the lowest rate in Europe - but that number spiraled when the economy crashed. Marina Kosareva spoke to some of those who've been driven close to the edge.