Alcohol found in one-third of U.S. suicides
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Alcohol may be involved in as many as one-third of U.S. suicides, federal researchers reported on Thursday.
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NEW YORK  - Moderate drinking accounts for  more injuries than heavy drinking does, simply because more  people tend to drink small amounts, according to a new report  in the Annals of Family Medicine.
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Scientists at the Washington University School of Medicine have identified a gene that may be connected to both alcoholism and depression, the Associated Press reported Sept.
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Selling painkillers in smaller sized packs has slashed the number of suicides caused by overdoses by almost 25 percent, a study says.
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When it comes to causing death and disability, alcoholic drinks are as bad as tobacco and high blood pressure.
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Â· Rise in suicides to one-third of all deaths Â· Campaign group blames overcrowding Â· Mentally ill inmates 'need care, not punishment'
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A million people in Scotland are drinking alcohol at levels which could damage their health, campaigners claim.
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Suicides among children and young  adults rose by an alarming 8 percent in 2004, the largest rise  in 15 years, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and  Prevention reported on Thursday.
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The gunman who killed three people and himself in a shooting rampage last month had small amounts of alcohol, marijuana and lithium in his system at the time of the attack, a toxicology report says.
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The suicide rate among 45-to-54-year-olds increased nearly 20 percent from 1999 to 2004.
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A national team of investigators led by psychiatric geneticists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has identified a gene that appears to be linked to both alcoholism and depression.
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Male U.S. veterans are twice as likely to die by suicide than people with no military service, and are more likely to kill themselves with a gun than others who commit suicide, researchers said on Monday.
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The body of a 19-year-old student was found inside a fraternity house, and the university's president said drinking may have played a role in his death.
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Alcohol abuse kills some 75,000 Americans each year and shortens the lives of these people by an average of 30 years, a US government study suggested on Thursday.
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American Indian and Alaska Native youth 15 to 24 years old are committing suicide at a rate more than three times the national average for their age group.
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NEW YORK  - The largest study of suicidal behaviors ever conducted has found that 9.2 percent of the world's population has contemplated suicide, but fewer than 3 percent actually make an attempt.
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The use of some antidepressant drugs appears linked to an increase in suicidal behavior in some children and teen-agers, a U.S. advisory panel concluded on Tuesday.