Suicide Attempts by Ingestion of Drugs in Adolescents in Mexico
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According to the National Institute of Statistics, Geography and Computer Sciences (INEGI, Spanish acronym), in 2003, the method employed in suicide attempts was mostly drug ingestion. The ratio of adolescent boys and girls between 10 and 14 years old involved in suicide attempt is 1:1.3, while the ration of those in the same age range that successfully committed the suicide was 5 males:1 female. The most frequently used drugs in suicide attempts are tricyclic antidepressants, psychoactive drugs, such as anxiolytics, and analgesics [6].
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