Association Between Acute Alcohol Use and Firearm-Involved Suicide in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Firearms are the method of suicide used most often in the US. Acute alcohol use is associated with an increased risk of suicide by firearm. However, the dose-response association between acute alcohol use and the probability of using a firearm as the method of suicide is unknown.

Objective

To evaluate the association between the amount of alcohol consumed and the probability of using a firearm as the method of suicide.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study used mortality data from the US National Violent Death Reporting System on suicide decedents aged 18 years or older with a positive blood alcohol concentration (BAC; ie, ≥0.01 g/dL). Statistical analysis was performed from January 2003 to December 2020.

Exposure

Acute alcohol

SUBMITTER: Lange S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10061235 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature