TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Death on the doorstep of a border community - intentional self-poisoning with veterinary pentobarbital
JO  - Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.)
A1  - Cantrell, F. Lee
A1  - Nordt, Sean
A1  - McIntyre, Iain
A1  - Schneir, Arlene
SP  - 849
EP  - 850
VL  - 48
IS  - 8
N2  - Introduction. "Suicide tourism," the practice of traveling to a foreign destination to commit suicide, has been described in the medical literature. Additionally, committing suicide by self-administering veterinary medications has been previously described. Case Descriptions. We report two successful and one unsuccessful suicide attempts involving border-town travelers utilizing self-administered veterinary pentobarbital over a 1-year period. Discussion/Conclusion. Health care practitioners should be aware of and informed about this phenomenon.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1556-3650
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/15563650.2010.512562
ID  - ref1
ER  -