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Article: Alcohol consumption, alcoholics anonymous membership, and suicide mortality rates, Ontario, 1968-1991 *.
- Article from:
- Journal of Studies on Alcohol
- Article date:
- May 1, 2006
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HEAVY DRINKERS AND ALCOHOLICS are more likely to die of accidental and violent causes than the general population (Mann et al., 1993; Pell and D'Alonzo, 1973; Schmidt and deLint, 1972). Many studies have demonstrated an important relationship between alcohol and suicide. At the individual level, suicide has been associated with alcohol misuse and dependence. Death rates from suicide and rates of suicide attempts have been shown to be substantially elevated in samples of heavy drinkers and alcoholics (e.g., Schmidt and deLint, 1972). Examinations of aggregate or population rates of suicide mortality show a similar relationship with aggregate or per capita alcohol ...