Mental disorders, previous suicide attempts and addiction to alcohol or tranquillisers are considered the factors that may have the biggest influence on the phenomenon of suicide. 47% of suicide attempters were addicted to alcohol or used it intensively (Goldney, 2002; Ingvar, 1997). Furthermore, attitudes towards suicide are also one of the factors that may have influence on self-destructive thoughts or decision to end one's own life (Gailienė, 2000). More positive attitudes towards suicide may have impact on that alcohol abusers quite often choose voluntary death or try to commit suicide - greater tolerance ofsuicidal behaviour can enhance the probability to choose it (Žemaitienė, 2000; Gailienė, 2000). Research aim was to investigate if alcohol abusers who drink alcohol intensively differ from the alcohol abusers who do not drink alcohol for longer than one year or who do not have addiction to alcohol at all, and to compare their attitudes towards suicide. 117 respondents took part in this research. They were divided into three groups: alcohol abusers who drink alcohol (38 persons), alcohol abusers who do not drink alcohol for longer than one year (39 persons) and control group of respondents who do not have addiction to alcohol (40 persons). All the alcohol abusers at the time of research were hospitalized in Vilnius Center for Addictive Disorders, Department of Treatment of the Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome or have finished In-patient 28 day "Minnesota" Program. All the respondents filled in a questionnaire about attitudes towards suicide. The questionnaire was given to them directly or by their doctor. It was found that attitudes towards suicide differed among three researched groups.Alcohol abusers who drink alcohol were inclined to have more negative attitudes towards suicide than alcohol abusers who do not drink alcohol for longer than one year and respondents without addiction to alcohol. The two latter groups expressed similar and more positive attitudes towards suicide. Furthermore, alcohol abusers who drink alcohol intensively had attempted suicide more often in their lives than other respondents did
