Citation

Choi NG, Marti CN, Dinitto DM, Choi BY. Arch. Suicide Res. 2019; ePub(ePub): 1-18.

Affiliation

Department of Emergency Medicine , Brown University.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, International Academy of Suicide Research, Publisher Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/13811118.2019.1592042

PMID

30955464

Abstract

This study examined differences by race/ethnicity and state in poisoning deaths of undetermined intent (UnD) versus suicide classification and the potential impact of state variations on UnD rates for Blacks and Hispanics. We used data from the 2005-2015 US National Violent Death Reporting System (N = 29,567 aged 15+) and weighted coarsened exact matching. The odds of UnD classification were 7-10 times higher in the five highest UnD states (KY, MD, MI, UT, and RI) than in other states. Blacks in these five states had twice the odds of Whites of being classified as UnDs than suicides, but had lower odds in other states. Other significant UnD classification factors were opioid and cocaine positive toxicologies.

Language: en

Keywords

intent-undetermined death; post-mortem toxicology; racial difference; state variation; suicide