Social-geographic disparities in suicidal ideations among methamphetamine users in the USA.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Methamphetamine use is a growing public health concern nationwide. Suicide is the second leading cause of death in 2019 for US citizens aged 10-14 years and 25-34 years and is also a significant public health concern. Understanding the intersection of methamphetamine use and suicidal ideation (SI) is necessary to develop public health and policy solutions that mitigate these ongoing severe public health issues.

Objective

Our objective was to examine SI in methamphetamine users to allow us to determine prevalence and trends by age, sex, race, and geographical region.

Design, settings, and participants

Using data collected between 2008 and 2019 from the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) database, we identified hospital admissions (HA) of patients ≥18 years of a

SUBMITTER: Xing DG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10841467 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature