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Although the presumed intent of the risky act is to survive, Russian roulette is deemed to be suicide, which is based on a comprehensive understanding of the inherently deliberate, volitional actions of the decedent.
- Lisa B.E. Shields, John C. Hunsaker, Donna M. Stewart
- 2008
Discusses adolescent participation in Russian roulette as a risk-taking behavior that may have meaning as a rite of passage to particular subcultures. Other rites of passage for adolescents, including incarceration and unprotected sex, are also discussed.
Today, Russian roulette is seen as an extreme example of risk-taking behavior. It is often used metaphorically to describe situations where individuals engage in dangerous or self-destructive activities without considering the potential consequences.
Compared with other cephalic firearm suicides, the subjects engaging in Russian roulette were significantly more likely to have elevated blood levels (≥0.1%) of ethanol along with various drugs detected in urine.
Mar 1, 2008 · To examine the association between recent cocaine use and risk taking, particularly in the form of playing Russian roulette, a paradigm for extreme risk-taking behavior. A case-control study.
A review of medical examiner records yielded data on 19 men and 1 woman (mean age 27.7 yrs) who died playing Russian roulette (RR). The men differed significantly from 95 male suicide victims (mean age 50.8 yrs) who died of gunshot wounds to the head on several variables, including age, race, ethnicity, religion, citizenship, marital status ...
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The Russian roulette victims were significantly less likely to die in the bedroom, die in the morning, leave a suicide note, and be depressed but were significantly more likely to have alcohol or drugs in their body fluids and to have a previous history of drug and alcohol abuse.
