page_title: Suicide methods
section_title: Drowning
hierarchical_section_title: Suicide methods / Drowning
caption_attribution_description: Illustration from below book
context_page_description: A suicide method is any means by which people attempt suicide, purposely ending their lives. People who attempt suicide and survive may experience serious injuries, such as broken bones or brain injury. These injuries can have long-term effects on their health.
  Some of the ways to prevent suicides include making methods less accessible such as removing guns from the home of an at-risk person, policies that address the misuse of alcohol, and treatment of mental disorders.
context_section_description: Suicide by drowning is the act of deliberately submerging oneself in water or other liquid to prevent breathing and deprive the brain of oxygen. It accounts for less than 2% of all suicides in the United States. Of those who attempt suicide by drowning 56% die.
  Due to the body's natural tendency to come up for air, drowning attempts often involve the use of a heavy object to overcome this reflex. As the level of carbon dioxide in the person's blood rises, the central nervous system sends the respiratory muscles an involuntary signal to contract, and the person breathes in water. Death usually occurs as the level of oxygen becomes too low to sustain the brain cells.
caption: A homeless girl contemplates drowning herself
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