Jewel
Author
Series
Health watch volume no. 108
Publisher
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Vital Statistics and Registries Branch
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Suicide continues to be an increasing public health problem in Colorado, nationally, and globally. According to current literature, both acute intoxication and chronic substance use can contribute to suicidal behavior and alcohol and drug abuse have been identified as one of the most common risk factors for suicidal behavior. Consequently, individuals who suffer from alcohol dependency are ten times more likely to die by suicide and those who inject...