Drug Overdose and Suicide Among Veteran Enrollees in the VHA: Comparison Among Local, Regional, and National Data

BACKGROUND: Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the US, primarily from drug overdose. In 2017, 67.8% of drug overdoses were with prescription opioids. The rate of opioid use disorder among patients in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is 7 times higher than that of non-VHA enrollees...

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Published in:Fed Pract
Main Authors: Ahonle, Zaccheus J., Jia, Huanguang, Mudra, Stephen A., Romero, Sergio, Castaneda, Gail, Levy, Charles
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Frontline Medical Communications Inc. 2020
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7535957/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33029067
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.12788/fp.0025
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