In death investigations across 18 U.S. states from 2003–2014, approximately 9% of suicide decedents had evidence of chronic pain at the time of death.
Sources
- CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain (pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
- https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M18-0830 (acpjournals.org)
- https://www.healio.com/news/primary-care/20180910/chronic-pain-may-contribute-to-suicide-deaths (healio.com)
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