Suicide is one of the principal causes of mortality in a prison environment. Although suicide by medication overdose is less frequent than suicide by hanging, self-strangulation, or vein cutting, it raises questions as to how the medications are obtained, particularly in view of the specific organization of the medication circuit in prisons. We present three cases of suicide by medication overdose involving different therapeutic classes with different distribution circuits and review the regulatory requirements and the measures that could be taken to prevent such suicides.
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St Louis Univ, Sch Med, Dept Neurol & Psychiat, Forens Psychiat Div, St Louis, MO 63104 USASt Louis Univ, Sch Med, Dept Neurol & Psychiat, Forens Psychiat Div, St Louis, MO 63104 USA
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Massachusetts Gen Hosp, Dept Pharm, Boston, MA 02114 USAMassachusetts Gen Hosp, Dept Pharm, Boston, MA 02114 USA
Fuh, Lanting
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Hays, Hannah
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Cent Ohio Poison Ctr, Columbus, OH USA
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Ohio State Univ, Coll Med, Columbus, OH 43210 USAMassachusetts Gen Hosp, Dept Pharm, Boston, MA 02114 USA
Hays, Hannah
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Brown, Nicole
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Ohio State Univ, Dept Biomed Informat, Columbus, OH 43210 USAMassachusetts Gen Hosp, Dept Pharm, Boston, MA 02114 USA
Brown, Nicole
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Shirk, Mary Beth
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Ohio State Univ, Dept Pharm, Wexner Med Ctr, 368 Doan Hall,410 W 10th Ave, Columbus, OH 43210 USA
Ohio State Univ, Coll Pharm, 500 W 12Th Ave, Columbus, OH 43210 USAMassachusetts Gen Hosp, Dept Pharm, Boston, MA 02114 USA
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St Louis Univ, Sch Med, Dept Neurol & Psychiat, Forens Psychiat Div, St Louis, MO 63104 USASt Louis Univ, Sch Med, Dept Neurol & Psychiat, Forens Psychiat Div, St Louis, MO 63104 USA
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Massachusetts Gen Hosp, Dept Pharm, Boston, MA 02114 USAMassachusetts Gen Hosp, Dept Pharm, Boston, MA 02114 USA
Fuh, Lanting
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Hays, Hannah
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Cent Ohio Poison Ctr, Columbus, OH USA
Nationwide Childrens Hosp, Columbus, OH USA
Ohio State Univ, Coll Med, Columbus, OH 43210 USAMassachusetts Gen Hosp, Dept Pharm, Boston, MA 02114 USA
Hays, Hannah
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Brown, Nicole
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Ohio State Univ, Dept Biomed Informat, Columbus, OH 43210 USAMassachusetts Gen Hosp, Dept Pharm, Boston, MA 02114 USA
Brown, Nicole
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Shirk, Mary Beth
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Ohio State Univ, Dept Pharm, Wexner Med Ctr, 368 Doan Hall,410 W 10th Ave, Columbus, OH 43210 USA
Ohio State Univ, Coll Pharm, 500 W 12Th Ave, Columbus, OH 43210 USAMassachusetts Gen Hosp, Dept Pharm, Boston, MA 02114 USA