Suicide Deaths Are a Major Component of the Opioid Crisis that Must Be Addressed

September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. In observance, Dr. Gordon has partnered with Dr. Volkow, Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), to highlight a dimension of the opioid crisis that receives too little attention — the links between opioid use, opioid use disorder, and suicide.
Source: NIMH Directors Blog - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Source Type: blogs