Breanna C, et al. - Researchers designed a retrospective review of suicides in Washington, DC to examine factors such as medical history and toxicology results were examined. In the United States, the suicide rate has been increasing steadily over the previous 10 years. A total of 394 suicides occurred between 2009 and 2016. In this study, it was indicated that decedents committed suicide mostly by hanging (31.2%), firearms (20.3%), or drug intoxication (15.7%). The 44.5 years was the average age. The male individuals committed suicide at a higher rate (77.9%) than did female individuals (22.1%), similar to national statistics. Although the finding of no drugs was most common (33.7%), the toxicology data revealed that ethanol (26.4%), antidepressants (20.1%), opioids (14.9%), and benzodiazepines (12.9%) were the drugs most frequently involved. It was noted that ethanol was present in 5 methods of suicide that include death by hanging, drowning, firearm, suffocation, and poisoning.