Postmortem Screening of Opioids, Benzodiazepines, and Alcohol Among Rural and Urban Suicide Decedents

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Presents a study comparing the co-use of opioids and other substances in opioid-related overdose suicides in rural and urban areas. Breaks down 2012-2015 data from the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) by toxicology reports, gender, race, and mental health history, among other factors.

KM Bensley, William C Kerr, Sarah Beth Barnett, Nina Mulia

Journal of Rural Health, 38(1), 77-86

01/2022

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Alcohol use · Illicit drug use · Prescription drug misuse · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Suicide and suicide prevention