Prescription Opioid Misuse and Suicidal Behaviors Among US Veterans: A Cross-Sectional Study from the 2015-2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health.

Autor: Betancourt CA; Department of Health Administration and Policy, George Mason University, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax, VA, 22030-4444, USA. christian.a.betancourt@gmail.com., Kitsantas P; Department of Health Administration and Policy, George Mason University, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax, VA, 22030-4444, USA., Goldberg DG; Department of Health Administration and Policy, George Mason University, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax, VA, 22030-4444, USA., Hawks BA; Department of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics, Uniformed Services University, 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, MD, 20814, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: The journal of behavioral health services & research [J Behav Health Serv Res] 2023 Apr; Vol. 50 (2), pp. 150-164. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Sep 29.
DOI: 10.1007/s11414-022-09820-5
Abstrakt: Suicide continues to be a serious public health issue for the US veteran population as its prevalence has skyrocketed over the last 15 years. This cross-sectional study estimates the prevalence of suicidal behaviors and prescription opioid misuse among veterans and identifies associations between suicidal behaviors and misuse of prescription opioids using data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. The findings show that approximately 3.7% of all veterans in this sample experienced suicidal behaviors, while nearly 3.0% reported misusing prescription opioids. Veterans who misused prescription opioids had a much higher prevalence of suicidal behaviors (16.3%) than veterans who used prescription opioids without misuse (4.8%) and those who did not use prescription opioids at all (2.5%). Opioid misuse is strongly associated with suicidal behaviors among veterans. Immediate substance use and mental health screenings, upon first contact with a healthcare system, are imperative in preventing and reducing suicide rates within this vulnerable population.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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