CONTENTS

About This Course

Table of Contents

1. The Nature and Scope of Suicide
2. Recognizing the Progressive Development of Suicide
3. Substance Abuse as a Major Contributor to Suicide
4. Suicide Across the Life Span
5. Special Populations and Suicide Risk
6. Prevention and Early Intervention for Suicide and Substance Abuse Problems

Supplements
References
Resources

Holding the Lifeline
A Guide to Suicide Prevention

Opioid Abuse

Many of the legal drugs abused are opioids, which are narcotic analgesics, or pain killers. Many of these legal drugs are subject to abuse and are used in inappropriate and illegal ways, through diversion from prescribed use and availability, "on the street," in schools, the workplace, the home, and other places.