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Rocksandsand

Rocksandsand

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May 26, 2019
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My point is that nobody will usually find out if you attempt suicide by drug overdose, since the attempt usually won't make you sick enough that you need to go to the hospital. Therefore, you usually won't go into the psych ward unless you tell on yourself.

Plus, you can always lie to your doctor and claim the overdose was accidental. IDK how easily they'll be able to tell it was actually a suicide attempt.

I think that's outright incorrect. Emergency room beds are frequently taken up with people who need to be monitored closely after overdose. So much so that there are beds specially dedicated for this purpose, with less harzardous materials around. All it takes is a psychiatrist or mental health clinician to place the person under an order or for that person to comply with an admission after they are medically cleared for them to end up in a psych unit.

Perhaps the difference we are encountering could be attributed to differences in our respective localities, but I am getting the impression based off what you are saying that you are fairly set in your way of thinking about this?
 

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