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Suicides and Homicides (IN: Drug Abuse Deaths in Nine Cities: a Survey Report, by L A Gottschalk et al)
Gottschalk L A~~McGuire F L~~et al
In two surveys of nine American cities, suicides made up about one-fourth & homicides about one-tenth of the cases involving drugs. Individuals who definitely died by suicide more often were female & somewhat older than the sample as a whole. Whites were overrepresented. A very high percentage of suicide victims were reported as emotionally depressed before their death. The most frequent clue was talk about death. Alcohol was also present in about one-fourth of the suicide cases.