title: Restricting methods for suicide as a means of preventing suicide: the case of drugs.
abstract: In three cases, restricting opiates in Great Britain, sedatives in Australia, and hypnotic drugs in Japan led to decrease in use of that method for suicide.
authors: Psychology Program, Richard Stockton State College, Pomona, NJ 08240.
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authors: Lester
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004335:Drug and Narcotic Control / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000506:poisoning; D007564:Japan; D009294:Narcotics / Q000506:poisoning; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000506:poisoning*; D006113:United Kingdom; D000092864:Suicide Prevention
chemical_list: D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D009294:Narcotics; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs