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