CONCORD — The state Suicide Prevention Council wants to alert people to the growing trend of suicide by poison.

Suicide is the second leading cause of death for people between 15 and 34 years old and the fourth leading cause of death for those 35 to 54 years old, the group said.

The use of prescription drugs and over-the-counter medications to commit suicide is a growing problem, say council members.

The council will announce efforts to combat this growing trend along with other groups at a press conference Monday at 9 a.m. in the Legislative Office Building.

Speakers will include Dr. Thomas Andrew, state chief medical examiner; Dr. Karene Simone, Northern New England Poison Center; Linda Paquette, New Futures; Dr. Jeffrey Fetter, Concord Hospital and president of New Hampshire Psychiatric Society; and David E. Chmielecki, who survived an attempted suicide.