Drug poisoning is the leading method of suicide‐related deaths among females and third
among males in the United States. Alcohol can increase the severity of drug poisonings, yet …

We analyzed alcohol involvement in 84,005 medically identified live discharges for self-
inflicted intentional injuries (typically suicide acts) from hospitals in 20 US states in 1997 …

Methods: Wisconsin inpatient discharge files for 3 years (January 1, 2000-December 31,
2002) were evaluated. Medication-related injuries were analyzed for intentionality …

Purpose Suicide attempts by adolescents most commonly involve the overdose of
medications. To date, there has been little information on the over-the-counter or …

Importance Prior lethality analyses of suicide means have historically treated drug poisoning
other than alcohol poisoning as a lumped category. Assessing risk by drug class permits …

Context: Pharmaceutical drug poisonings, especially those that are intentional, are a serious
problem for adolescents and young adults. Poison control center data is a viable tool to track …

Objective: Despite the rising toll of drug poisoning deaths in the United States, the extent of
the problem among adolescents and young adults ages 15–24 years has received relatively …

Abstract Context/Objective This study investigates characteristics of suspected suicides and
nonfatal suicide attempts involving antidepressants among individuals 13 years and older …

Background The 21st-century epidemic of pharmaceutical and other drug-intoxication
deaths in the United States (US) has likely precipitated an increase in misclassified …

Abstract Background: In the United States, adolescent suicide attempts are increasing.
Indiana has the highest rate of adolescent suicidal ideation in the US. Using the National …