Suicide attempt

People who attempt either hanging or carbon monoxide poisoning and survive can face permanent brain damage due to cerebral anoxia.

People who take a drug overdose and survive can face severe organ damage (e.g., liver failure).

Individuals who jump from a height and survive may face irreversible damage to multiple organs, as well as the spine and brain.

While a majority sustain injuries that allow them to be released following emergency room treatment, a significant minority—about 116,000—are hospitalized, of whom 110,000 are eventually discharged alive.

Historically in the Christian church, people who attempted suicide were excommunicated because of the religiously polarizing nature of the topic.

[21] While previously criminally punishable, attempted suicide is no longer illegal in most Western countries.

These laws were used to convict a man for attempted suicide in 2018, resulting in a three-year suspended sentence and two years of supervised probation.

Overdosing on medication is the most common method used in suicide attempts, but this method rarely results in death.