Suicidal behavior is a major public health problem in the United States. The suicide rate has steadily increased over the past 2 decades. This large-scale cohort comparison study found that SPI+ was associated with a reduction in suicidal behavior and increased treatment engagement among suicidal patients following ED discharge and may be a valuable clinical tool in health care settings.
Incidence and Lethality of Suicidal Overdoses by Drug Class
Reviewing 421,466 medical records of people who made suicidal drug overdoses, researchers found that opioids and barbiturates had the highest risk of lethality.