Alcohol and other drug users

In Australia in 2023, acute alcohol use and acute psychoactive substance use were recorded as factors in 17.8% and 16.7 % of suicides, respectively. Acute alcohol use and acute psychoactive substance use directly contributed to a further 1.9% and 12.3% of suicide deaths, respectively (ABS 2024).

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