Show Drug g Abuse use Linked lit ec To ToU o Utah U tall Suicides The abuse of drugs by the teenage and young adult population population population pop pop- has created a problem lem of potential suicide in Utah according to the states state's medical medical medical med med- ical examiner DURING TilE THE last two the office of the medical medical has conducted ex exten nive n- n ive ve investigations and chemIcal chemical chem chem- chem chem- ical cal analyses of tissue specimens sp specimens ci- ci mens recovered from suicide victims m in n Utah These studies studies studies stud stud- ies have revealed four suicides related to the term long-term use of drugs in in individuals under the age of 25 In two instances the suicidal act was committed during I the period immediately following following following follow follow- I ing withdrawal of stimulant drugs such as amphetamine or When discovery of drug abuse or withdrawal of the source ends ends' this type of abuse in an in- in ind ind d vidual victual depression may lead to suicidal thoughts or acts PSYCHIATRISTS have documented documented documented doc doc- the intense mental depression and physical exhaustion exhaustion exhaustion ex ex- which may follow when therapy on on one of these agents or the newer chemically chemical chemical- ly related drugs is ended These drugs are designed for use within the therapeutic course r f treatment of the physician to relieve mental de de- In one of the two depressant depressant depressant depres depres- sant related drug su suicides six different barbiturate preparations preparations preparations were isolated and field |