Suicidal ideation and attempts following nonmedical use of prescription opioids and related disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Since 1999, the rate of fatal prescription opioid overdoses and of suicides has dramatically increased in the USA. These increases, which have occurred among similar demographic groups, have led to the hypothesis that the opioid epidemic contributed to increases in suicidal behavior, though the underlying association remains poorly defined. We examine the association between nonmedical use of prescription opioids/opioid use disorder and suicidal ideation/attempts.

Methods

We used longitudinal data from a national representative sample of the US adult population, the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions. Participants (n = 34 653) were interviewed in 2001-2002 (wave 1) and re-interviewed approximately 3 years later (wave 2). A propensity s

SUBMITTER: Santaella-Tenorio J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7810360 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature