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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

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 ==Suicide Methods==
 {{main|Suicide methods}}
-In countries where [[firearms]] are readily available, many suicides involve the use of firearms. Over 52% of suicides that occurred in the United States in 2005 were by firearm.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.suicide.org/suicide-statistics.html |title=U.S. Suicide Statistics (2005) |accessdate=2008-03-24}}</ref> [[Asphyxiation]] methods (including [[hanging]]) and toxification ([[poisoning]] and [[overdose]]) are fairly common as well. Both comprised about 40% of suicides in the U.S. during the same time period. Other methods of suicide include [[blunt force trauma]] (jumping from a building or bridge, stepping in front of a train, or car collision, for example). [[Exsanguination]] or bloodletting (slitting one's wrist or throat), intentional [[drowning]], self-immolation, [[electric shock|electrocution]],  and intentional [[starvation]] are other suicide methods.
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