Healio (12/11, Weldon) reports, “A rise in child suicides in the United States may be connected to the nation’s opioid crisis, according to a study.” The research “found 48,063 deaths designated as suicides for the 10- to 17-year-old population in the U.S. from 1980 to 2020.” According to the “study, areas of the U.S. that had more exposure to reformulated OxyContin [oxycodone hydrochloride] ‘experienced sharper growth in child suicide rates.’” The findings were published in Demography.
Related Links:
— “Study links ‘shocking’ rise in child suicide rates to opioid crisis,” Rose Weldon, Healio, December 11, 2023