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Relationship between alcohol use and firearm-involved suicide: Findings from the National Violent Death Reporting System, 2003-2020

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11/22/2023
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Authors:Kawon V. Kim, MPH, Jürgen Rehm, PhD, Mark S. Kaplan, DrPH, Shannon Lange, PhD

Acute alcohol intoxication is a contributing factor in firearm-involved suicides. However, knowledge of the relationship between alcohol intoxication and firearm-involved suicide by age and sex is limited. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the sex- and age group-specific relationship between alcohol intoxication and firearm-involved suicide.

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