Epidemiologic assessment of benzodiazepine exposure among suicide deaths in Colorado, 2015-2017

• Main Authors: Tista Ghosh (Author), Kirk Bol (Author), Maria Butler (Author), Barbara Gabella (Author), Andrea Kingcade (Author), Gabriel Kaplan (Author), Lindsey Myers (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Suicide rates have been climbing in the U.S., particularly in Rocky Mountain states such as Colorado. Benzodiazepines have been linked with suicidal ideation, but there have been few population level assessments of this link. We conducted a public health assessment to determine t...