Parental use of prescription opioids associated with risk of suicide attempt by children

(JAMA Network) Opioid use by parents was associated with increased risk of suicide attempt by their children in a study that linked medical claims for opioid prescriptions for parents with medical claims for suicide attempts by their children. This observational study included 184,000 children whose parents used opioids and about 148,000 children whose parents didn't.

from EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science http://bit.ly/2JyWvzY