The Methods of Committing and Alcohol Intoxication of Suicides in Southwestern Croatia From 1996 to 2005

The hypothesis that the level of alcohol intoxication & the choice of method are related was tested. Suicides in southwestern Croatia during the period 1996-2005 were analyzed. 10 methods of suicide were studied. The highest blood alcohol levels at the time of suicide were those that involved the use of an explosive device, a method more common during the war & post-war period. Victims were not chronic alcoholics; excessive alcohol consumption occurred as the result of psychiatric disorders arising from the stress of war experiences. (17 refs.)