Suicide Attempt Antidepressants 23/10/2006 Kansas 18 Year Old Student Attempts Suicide on College Campus
 
 Summary:<br><br><div>Second paragraph reads: &quot;A<strong>n 18-year-old KU student ingested at least 42 anti-depressants about 6:30 a.m., prompting a Hashinger resident assistant to call for help.&quot;<br /><br /><br /></strong><a href="http://www.kansan.com/stories/2006/oct/24/briefs/?news">http://www.kansan.com/stories/2006/oct/24/briefs/?news<br /><br /><br /></a><strong>Possible suicide attempt in Hashinger Hall<br /><br /></strong>KU Public Safety officers responded to what radio dispatchers called a possible suicidal drug overdose early Monday morning in Hashinger Hall.<br /><br />An 18-year-old KU student ingested at least 42 anti-depressants about 6:30 a.m., prompting a Hashinger resident assistant to call for help.<br /><br />Police radio dispatch reported the student was conscious but shaking. The student was taken by ambulance to Lawrence Memorial Hospital about 8:30 a.m.<br /><br />Capt. Schuyler Bailey, KU Public Safety Office spokesman, confirmed the possible overdose but declined to classify it as a suicide attempt. Officers do not diagnose medical emergencies, Bailey said.<br /><br />&shy; David Linhardt and Erin Castenada<br /></div> 
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