Mayo Clinic proceedings
The Overlooked Crisis: Drug Self-Intoxication Mortality Increased at 5 Times the Rate of Suicide Mortality During the US Opioid Epidemic (1999-2023).
Mushood Ahmed, Eeshal Zulfiqar, Aimen Shafiq, Maryam Shahzad, Tallal Mushtaq Hashmi, Faizan Ahmed, Raheel Ahmed, Namirah Jamshed
Published: 202610.1016/j.mayocp.2025.08.023
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To examine demographic and regional variations in self-injury mortality (SIM) among individuals aged 15 years or older in the United States with mental and behavioral disorders as contributing causes of death from 1999 to 2023. METHODS: De…
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