@article{ref1,
title="Analysis of nonfatal suicide attempts and demographic characteristics of US military veterans with opioid use disorder: a descriptive VA medical center study",
journal="American journal on addictions",
year="2024",
author="Çelik, Muhammet and Cosentino, Danielle and Fuehrlein, Brian",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Suicide and opioid use disorder (OUD) frequently co-occur, and veterans are at a high risk for both conditions. This study aims to determine the characteristics of a cohort of veterans with co-occurring OUD and suicide attempts. <br><br>METHOD: Three hundred fifty-three (n = 353) veterans registered at a VA medical center with OUD and at least one suicide attempt between January 2010 and December 2021 were analyzed. <br><br>RESULTS: 9.4% of OUD veterans had lifetime suicide attempts, with 7.1% attempting postdiagnosis. High rates of unemployment (88.1%) and housing instability (73.1%) were observed, along with a 98% prevalence of comorbid psychiatric conditions. <br><br>DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: Gaining a deeper understanding of this patient population can help improve strategies for preventing suicide and treating OUD more effectively. SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFIANCE: This study is unique in the current literature for investigating and comparing nonfatal lifetime suicide attempt rates in veterans before and after an OUD diagnosis.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1055-0496",
doi="10.1111/ajad.13519",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajad.13519"
}