Adding a ninth dimension based on depression scores by the Patient Health Questionnaires is feasible, authors say
Findings seen among veterans, particularly young veterans, with comorbid PTSD and diabetes
More robust weekly benefit allowance replacement rate linked to fewer fatal overdoses in pre-COVID-19, COVID-19 periods
Less likely to suffer from negative physical and mental health outcomes, including hospitalization, CVD hospitalization, mental health prescription
58.2 percent of violent deaths were suicides, which occurred most often in males, adults 85 years and older, and non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Natives
No significant reduction seen in opioid overdose deaths with implementation of evidence-based practice strategies
Risk even higher with psychiatric comorbidity, particularly when diagnosed at young age
Experiencing overdose loss linked to greater odds of viewing addiction as an extremely or very important policy issue
Declines not spread equally everywhere -- some states experienced another year of increases of fatal ODs
Disparities observed for nearly all leading causes of injury and disease associated with recent increases in youth mortality rates