Injection methamphetamine use is associated with an increased risk of attempted suicide: A prospective cohort study

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 119, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 134-137

  Marshall, Brandon D L ^a,b   Galea, Sandro ^b   Wood, Evan ^a,c   Kerr, Thomas ^a,c  

^a ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Epidemiology; Injection drug use; Methamphetamine; Suicide

Indexed keywords

METHAMPHETAMINE;

ABORIGINE; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

CANADA; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; COHORT STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; METHAMPHETAMINE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 80054977372     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: 18790046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2011.05.012     Document Type: Article

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