Cocaine, amphetamine users more likely to take their own lives

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-12/uom-cau121614.php

PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 16-Dec-2014

Contact: Benjamin Augereau
University of Montreal
Cocaine, amphetamine users more likely to take their own lives

Stimulants use such as cocaine and amphetamine is associated with a nearly two-fold greater likelihood of suicidal behaviour amongst people who inject drugs, say researchers at the University of Montreal and the CHUM Research Centre. Drug addiction had already been identified as a major risk factor for suicide, and it is in fact the cause of ten percent of deaths among drug users.

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