Alcohol influences suicide risk by:
a. decreasing decision-making time
b. decreasing the lethality of the methods
c. increasing the number of attempts
d. increasing the inhibitions
A
Alcohol influences suicide risk by decreasing decision-making time. Alcohol may be importantly involved in suicides that are impulsive and violent. One study in the 1980s found that 40% of persons attempting suicide acted within 5 minutes of considering self-harm. Such rapid decision making may be highly influenced by alcohol and other substances.
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