Suicide in people prescribed opioid‐agonist therapy in Scotland, United Kingdom, 2011–2020: A national retrospective cohort study
People with opioid dependence in Scotland appear to have a greater risk of suicide than the general population. Treatment is protective, with rates of suicide lower among those on opioid agonist therapy. Suicide rates have decreased over time, during a period in which drug-related death rates in Scotland have risen to globally high levels.
Authors
- Matthew Hickman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9864-459X)
- Saket Priyadarshi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1229-4838)
- Hayley E. Jones (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4265-2854)
- Megan Glancy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2023-9353)
- Rosalyn Fraser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7979-463X)
- Kirsten Horsburgh
- Andrew McAuley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6047-2400)
- Sharon Hutchinson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6891-6758)
- Alan C. Yeung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5226-3695)
Institutions
- Glasgow Caledonian University (GB)
- University of Bristol (GB)
- Public Health Scotland (GB)
- Scottish Parliament (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Addiction
- Published
- 2024-10-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/add.16680
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.09
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Medical Research Council
- Programme Grants for Applied Research