Oxycodone, Hydromorphone, and the Risk of Suicide: A Retrospective Population-Based Case-Control Study.

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Opioids have been increasingly associated with suicide, but whether they are independent contributors is unclear. Oxycodone and hydromorphone are commonly prescribed high-potency opioids that can differentially affect mood.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Drug Saf

Title: Drug safety

Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC

ISSN (Electronic): 1179-1942

ISSN (Print): 0114-5916

Publication date (Electronic): August 2020

Volume: 43

Issue: 8

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[1 ] Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.

[2 ] Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada.

[3 ] The Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, ON, Canada.

[4 ] Li Ka Shing Centre for Healthcare Analytics Research and Training, Toronto, ON, Canada.

[5 ] Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada.

[6 ] The Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, ON, Canada. dnj@ices.on.ca.

[7 ] Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, 2075 Bayview Avenue G106, Toronto, ON, M4N 3M5, Canada. dnj@ices.on.ca.

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Publisher Item ID: 10.1007/s40264-020-00924-5

DOI: 10.1007/s40264-020-00924-5

PubMed ID: 32328907

SO-VID: 5550e48e-7ac7-4520-84e5-65bb7a075dc7

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