Read an abstract of this study that examined the relationship between attempted suicide and non-fatal heroin overdose among methadone maintenance patients.

Study reveals that 43.7% of patients with only a cocaine use disorder expressed suicidal ideation compared to 38% of those with both cocaine and alcohol use disorders.

Read an abstract of a study that showed drug use, particularly of crack/cocaine, was related to increased suicide ideation and behavior.

News item reports that a Arlington, Mass., teen killed himself after using the antianxiety drug Klonapine to get high.

News item reports that four Bergenfield, N.J., teen-agers who asphyxiated themselves in a suicide pact last week had taken cocaine about two hours before their deaths.

Discover this paper that examines critically the literature on suicide rates, suicide risk factors and methods employed for suicide among heroin users, and compares these to those of the general population.

Read this paper on MDMA where it was found that in case tests on the victims of serious suicide attempts or suicides, 95% of the patients' brains showed chemical abnormalities linked to a lack of serotonin.

Shares a confidential briefing paper on national trials of the heroin detoxification drug naltrexone has revealed alarming rates of overdose and suicide among those receiving treatment.

Read this study that reveals that hospitalized opiate addicts commit suicide more frequently than the general population .

Reveals that continued high doses of methamphetamine can produce an amphetamine psychosis in which, after the stimulation phase; and a prolonged depression, suicide is possible.

Notes that researchers have found that teens who had not initiated sex or drug abuse had the lowest levels of depression, suicidal thoughts, and suicide attempts.

Reports that the results of a cross-sectional survey of middle school students demonstrated that experimentation with illegal substances and the perception of being overweight among females were the most accurate predictors of suicidal thoughts and action

Reveals that teens who engage in high-risk behaviors involving sex and drugs have significantly higher odds of depression, suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts than teens who say no to sex and drugs, according to a study.

Offers an abstract of a study that was published in the American Journal of Psychiatry.

Reveals that the extreme panic and agitation of a "bad trip" have been known to lead to suicide, or to accidental deaths as users have tried to flee from their hallucinations.

Learn about this Montreal drug crisis and addiction centre that helps people suffering with addiction to drugs.