THE SHARE OF DRUG ADDICTS AMONG COMPLETED SUICIDES

Abstract

The article discusses the issues of suicide mortality among drug users. When comparing the indicators of the contingent of people registered with drug addiction treatment and those who died by suicide, 64 cases of suicide committed by drug addicts were identified. Of these, 63 were men and 1 was a woman (the ratio is sharply shifted - M:F - 63:1, which differs significantly from the general population). Most often (64.0%), deceased drug addicts were in the age category of 36-45 years.