The AP (12/17, Tanner) reports, “Accidental overdoses cause 90% of all U.S. opioid-related deaths while suicides account for far fewer of these fatalities than previously thought,” research indicated. After analyzing data from “death certificates for people aged 15 and older,” researchers “found that suicides accounted for 4% of all opioid-related deaths.” The findings were published online in JAMA.
According to HealthDay (12/17, Preidt), the four percent figure is “far below recent estimates of 20% to 30%, said the” study authors. The findings were published online Dec. 17 in a research letter in JAMA.
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— “Most US opioid overdose deaths accidental, 4% are suicide, “Lindsey Tanner, AP, December 17, 2019