Current Prescription Opioid Misuse and Suicide Risk Behaviors Among High School Students

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• Alternative Title:
  Pediatrics
• Personal Author:
  Wilkins, Natalie J. ; Clayton, Heather ; Jones, Christopher M. ; Brown, Melissa
• Description:
  Background and Objectives:
  
  Previous studies have reported that youth with a lifetime history of prescription opioid misuse (POM) are at an increased risk for suicidal ideation, planning, and attempts. This study investigates whether the association between youths’ prescription opioid misuse and suicide outcomes differs by recency of prescription opioid misuse (i.e. none, past, or current misuse).
  
  Methods:
  
  This report uses data from the 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Survey to examine associations between recency of POM (current POM, past POM, and no POM) and suicide risk behaviors among U.S. high school students.
  
  Results:
  
  After controlling for demographics, alcohol and other drug use, both current POM and past POM were significantly associated with all suicide risk behaviors compared with no POM. Students who reported current POM had the highest adjusted prevalence ratios for suicidal ideation (aPR: 2.30; 95% CI = 1.97–2.69), planning (aPR: 2.33; 95% CI = 1.99–2.79), attempts (aPR: 3.21; 95% CI = 2.56–4.02), and feeling sad or hopeless (aPR: 1.59; 95% CI = 1.37–1.84). Students who reported current POM also were significantly more likely than youth who reported past POM to report that they had seriously considered attempting suicide, made a suicide plan, and attempted suicide.
  
  Conclusions:
  
  Although POM, particularly current POM, is associated with increases in youths’ risk for suicide-related behaviors and experiences, comprehensive prevention approaches that address the intersections between suicide and POM provide a promising path forward for addressing these public health challenges among youth.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adolescent Behavior Female Health Surveys Humans Male Opioid-Related Disorders Racial Groups Risk-Taking Suicidal Ideation Suicide, Attempted

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• Source:
  Pediatrics. 147(4)
• Pubmed ID:
  33648949
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC8555741
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Volume:
  147
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:73b2eafddf70647209f6bd67374dc6a164e5447f992d49f37ff2bc508b8dab95
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/111133/cdc_111133_DS1.pdf
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