title: Alcohol: the lubricant to suicidality.
abstract: Suicide is a major public health problem in the United States as well as around the world. The significant role that alcohol plays in suicidality is well known and accepted in the scientific community. The use of alcohol does not necessarily lead to suicide, but through its action and effects, alcohol is an important proximal risk factor for suicidal behavior. There is very little data showing how and why alcohol exerts such tremendous influence and "lubricates the gears" to propel the act of committing suicide. This article will elucidate the complex relationship between alcohol and suicide and how alcohol use can lead to suicide. The article also describes how alcohol affects brain neurophysiology in regards to suicidal behavior.
authors: Drs. Ali, Nathani, Yazdani, Mouton, and Riley are from Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee; Dr. Jabeen is from Meharry Medical College and Veterans Affairs Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee; and Dr. Pate is from Veterans Affairs Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee.
authors: Shahid
authors: S
authors: Ali
authors: Milankumar
authors: M
authors: Nathani
authors: Shahgufta
authors: S
authors: Jabeen
authors: Ijlal
authors: I
authors: Yazdani
authors: Charles D
authors: CD
authors: Mouton
authors: Rahn K
authors: RK
authors: Bailey
authors: Mona
authors: M
authors: Mahr
authors: Rebecca J
authors: RJ
authors: Pate
authors: Wayne J
authors: WJ
authors: Riley
keywords: Alcohol; alcohol influence; anxiolytic; blood alcohol level; cerebral cortex; chemicals; lethality; limbic system; lubricant; neurotransmitters; social factor; suicidality