Educational attainment and deaths of despair among individuals assessed for substance use severity: Findings from Swedish Addiction Severity Index (ASI) data.

ABSTRACT: Aims: This study examined the association between educational attainment and the risk of deaths of despair among individuals assessed for substance use severity at municipal social services in Sweden. It aimed to determine whether the protective association between education and despair-related mortality risk, commonly observed in broader population studies, also applies to this high-risk, treatment-seeking population. Methods: We linked data from municipal Addiction Severity Index (ASI) assessments to various population registers. The study population included adults aged 25 years or older who were assessed for substance use severity between 1999 and 2019. Fine-Gray competing risk regression models were employed to examine the association between educational attainment and d

SUBMITTER: Scarpa S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11907572 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature