Severity of substance use as an indicator of suicide risk among U.S. military veterans

CONCLUSIONS: Results identify high-specificity thresholds on the AUDIT and SDU that may have clinical utility in suicide risk assessment in veterans. Veterans with moderate-to-severe alcohol use disorder or who use non-prescription drugs may warrant further suicide risk assessment.PMID:34246987 | DOI:10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.107035

Source: Addictive Behaviors - July 11, 2021 Category: Addiction Authors: Peter J Na Brandon Nichter Melanie L Hill Bora Kim Sonya B Norman Robert H Pietrzak Source Type: research