Drug and alcohol problems linked to increased veteran suicide risk, especially in women

(Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan) Veterans who have drug or alcohol problems are more than twice as likely to die by suicide as their comrades, a new study finds. And women veterans with substance use disorders have an even higher rate of suicide -- more than five times that of their peers, the research shows. The risk of suicide differs depending on the type of substance the veteran has problems with.

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