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• TITLE: Methamphetamine and male suicide in the US-Mexico border region

  AUTHORS: Elsa de J. Hernández Fuentes, Bernardo Ng, Irma A. González Hernández

  KEYWORDS: Mexican; US-Mexico Border; Dugs; Scide; Mthamphetamine

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Internal Medicine, Vol.3 No.2, May 28, 2013

  ABSTRACT: Introduction: Studying the use of psychoactive substances in completed suicide is essential in order to understand its role in the suicide generating stimuli. The most commonly reported substances are alcohol and opioids. Method: This is a retrospective study of completed suicide database of the Forensics Medical office in the city of Mexicali from 1999 to 2005. This is the capital of the Mexican state of Baja California in the US-Mexico border region. Results: Out of 288 suicides, 260 were men, and the most frequent drug found on autopsy was methamphetamine (p