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PubMed: 42862031 DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agag065
Alcohol-involved suicide mortality prevalence estimates and identification of co-occurring substance use from the National Violent Death Reporting System, 2022-2023.
Alcohol Alcohol 61(6)
Authors: Madeline B Benz, Siqi Li, Brandon A Gaudiano, Ted R Miller
Affiliations
- Department of Psychiatry & Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, 222 Richmond St. Providence, RI 02903, United States.
- Psychosocial Research Department, Butler Hospital, 345 Blackstone Blvd. Providence, RI 02906, United States.
- Brown University School of Public Health. 121 S Main St. Providence, RI 02903, United States.
- Charles Stewart Mott Department of Public Health, Michigan State University, 200 E. 1st St. Flint, MI 48502, United States.
Abstract
Using National Violent Death Reporting System data (2022-2023), 14 909 suicide decedents (34%) tested positive for alcohol. The most common substances co-occurring with alcohol were marijuana, antidepressants, opioids, and benzodiazepines; polysubstance use was high, with 52% testing positive for alcohol and ≥1 other substance. Findings suggest an overall alcohol-involved suicide mortality rate of 24%, appearing higher than prior estimates.
MeSH
Mortality, Poisoning, Alcoholism, Prevalence, Toxicology, Ethanol, Suicide