@article{ref1,
title="Precipitating circumstances of suicide and alcohol intoxication among U.S. ethnic groups",
journal="Alcoholism: clinical and experimental research",
year="2015",
author="Caetano, Raul and Kaplan, Mark S. and Huguet, Nathalie and Conner, Kenneth and McFarland, Bentson H. and Giesbrecht, Norman and Nolte, Kurt B.",
volume="39",
number="8",
pages="1510-1517",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Our goal was to assess the prevalence of 9 different types of precipitating circumstances among suicide decedents, and examine the association between circumstances and postmortem blood alcohol concentration (BAC ≥ 0.08 g/dl) across U.S. ethnic groups. <br><br>METHODS: Data come from the restricted 2003 to 2011 National Violent Death Reporting System, with postmortem information on 59,384 male and female suicide decedents for 17 U.S. states. <br><br>RESULTS: Among men, precipitating circumstances statistically associated with a BAC ≥ 0.08 g/dl were physical health and job problems for Blacks, and experiencing a crisis, physical health problems, and intimate partner problem for Hispanics. Among women, the only precipitating circumstance associated with a BAC ≥ 0.08 g/dl was substance abuse problems other than alcohol for Blacks. The number of precipitating circumstances present before the suicide was negatively associated with a BAC ≥ 0.08 g/dl for Whites, Blacks, and Hispanics. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Selected precipitating circumstances were associated with a BAC ≥ 0.08 g/dl, and the strongest determinant of this level of alcohol intoxication prior to suicide among all ethnic groups was the presence of an alcohol problem.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0145-6008",
doi="10.1111/acer.12788",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/acer.12788"
}