Reuters (5/22, Dobuzinskis) reports, “The U.S. opioid crisis is taking a toll on children of users as a” new study indicates “they were more likely to attempt suicide.”
U.S. News & World Report (5/22, Newman) reports investigators “caution parents’ long-term use of opioids may increase the odds of their kids attempting suicide.” Included in the health insurance claims data analysis were “184,142 children who had parents that used opioids and 148,395 children whose parents did not.” The study revealed that “children whose parents had used opioids long-term had a risk of 3.68 per 1,000 of attempting suicide – 2.25 times the risk of suicidal behavior for those whose parents had not filled their prescriptions.” The findings were published online May 22 in JAMA Psychiatry. HealthDay (5/22, Preidt) also covers the study.
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— “Children of opioid users more likely to attempt suicide: U.S. study, “Alex Dobuzinskis, Reuters, May 22, 2019