Youth fatal drug overdose and suicide: Trends in Connecticut, 2019-2021

CONCLUSIONS: The availability of high lethality potential drugs leading to youth FDO including an increasing rate of intentional FDO, is a public health concern. It is prudent to identify modifiable acute high-risk circumstances for intentional FDO and prevention-intervention evidence-based approach to reduce FDO.SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE: This is the first study of FDO among youth examining the manner of death by suicide.PMID:38071697 | DOI:10.1111/ajad.13506
Source: The American Journal on Addictions - Category: Addiction Authors: Source Type: research