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Australian Doctor,  September, 2006  

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By Brad McLean and Rebecca Jenkins

NT SUICIDE RATES CONTINUE TO SOAR

THE national trend of falling suicide rates has not been felt in the NT, where rates among Indigenous Australians have risen by 800%, a study reveals.

Australian Bureau of Statistics data also revealed rates had risen by 30% among non-Indigenous males in the NT over the same 20-year period.

Indigenous males under 45 years and non-Indigenous males over 45 years were at greatest risk, with about 70% of suicides involving alcohol or other drugs.

Medical Journal of Australia 2006; 185:315-19.

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