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Sociodemographic Factors, Clinical Profiles and Social Determinants of Suicides Involving Opioids

2020 Young Investigator

Amount Awarded: $90,000

Focus Area: Psychosocial

Ryoko Susukida, PhD

Ryoko Susukida, Ph.D.

Johns Hopkins University

Inside the Research

A better understanding is needed of the social, demographic, and clinical factors which characterize people who died by suicide with opioids involved. This study will use statistical methods to identify characteristics specific to individuals and to neighborhoods. The contributions of age, sex, and race will be examined using mortality data and medical records from Maryland. Findings could help to inform our understanding of suicide deaths that involve opioids.