The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence and correlates of attempted
suicide among young injection drug users (IDUs) from six study sites in five US cities. Two …

The objective of this study was to identify correlates of suicidal ideation and to examine the
hypothesis that injection drug users (IDUs) were more likely to report suicidal ideation than …

Objective Based on the interpersonal theory of suicide, pain habituation that occurs with
injection substance use may raise risk for a suicide attempt. The current study tested …

Injection drug users (IDUs) entering an urban low-threshold opiate detoxification unit in
Munich, Germany, between 1991 and 1997 were asked for lifetime suicide attempts and …

Background While the elevated risk of suicide attempt among persons who inject drugs
(PWID) is well documented, whether use of different substances is associated with varying …

BACKGROUND: Suicide attempts and non-fatal overdoses are both associated with
substance use. The aim of the present study was to examine correlates of suicide attempts …

Background Although several risk factors for suicidal ideation (SI) have been identified in the
research literature, there is a pressing need for studies evaluating markers of risk …

BACKGROUND: Studies of individuals in treatment for substance use have found high rates
of psychiatric disorders, however little is known about the mental health of drug users not in …

This study examined the relationship between lifetime abuse and suicidal ideation in a
sample of 245 injection drug users (IDUs) who attended the Baltimore Needle Exchange …

Aim To estimate associations between recent licit and illicit substance use and subsequent
suicide attempt among people who inject drugs (PWID). Design Secondary analysis of …