Drug overdose and suicide among veteran enrollees in the VHA: comparison among local, regional, and national data - Ahonle ZJ, Jia H, Mudra SA, Romero S, Casta ñeda G, Levy C.

BACKGROUND: Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the US, primarily from drug overdose. In 2017, 67.8% of drug overdoses were with prescription opioids. The rate of opioid use disorder among patients in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is 7...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news