title: [Alcohol and suicide attempts].
abstract: A large number of patients (30%) admitted to the Clinic of Acute Poisonings, Lódź, Poland, with suicidal drug poisoning have been found to act under the influence of alcohol. Sociological interview revealed that 6% of them were alcoholics and 3.8% reported to have repeated the suicidal attempt because of alcohol addiction. From the sociological point of view the female and adolescent (15-18 years old) family members are most vulnerable as they are frequently exposed to highly stressful conditions which may eventually result in their becoming addicted to alcohol as well.
authors.affiliation: Kliniki Ostrych Zatruć, Instytutu Medycyny Pracy, Lodzi.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kołaciński
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rosa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wiese
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kruszewska
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000506:poisoning*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol