In 2020, thoughts of suicide were more frequent among U.S. veterans with a substance use disorder. Almost 18 percent of veterans over the age of 18 with a substance use disorder reported having serious thoughts of suicide in the past year. The statistic illustrates the percentage of U.S. veterans aged 18 years and over who reported suicidal thoughts, plans or attempts in the past year as of 2020, by substance use disorder status.
Percentage of U.S. veterans who had serious thoughts, plans or attempts of suicide in the past year as of 2020, by substance use disorder status
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SAMHSA. (July 27, 2022). Percentage of U.S. veterans who had serious thoughts, plans or attempts of suicide in the past year as of 2020, by substance use disorder status [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1129524/suicide-substance-use-veterans-us/
SAMHSA. "Percentage of U.S. veterans who had serious thoughts, plans or attempts of suicide in the past year as of 2020, by substance use disorder status." Chart. July 27, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1129524/suicide-substance-use-veterans-us/
SAMHSA. (2022). Percentage of U.S. veterans who had serious thoughts, plans or attempts of suicide in the past year as of 2020, by substance use disorder status. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1129524/suicide-substance-use-veterans-us/
SAMHSA. "Percentage of U.S. Veterans Who Had Serious Thoughts, Plans or Attempts of Suicide in The past Year as of 2020, by Substance Use Disorder Status." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1129524/suicide-substance-use-veterans-us/
SAMHSA, Percentage of U.S. veterans who had serious thoughts, plans or attempts of suicide in the past year as of 2020, by substance use disorder status Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1129524/suicide-substance-use-veterans-us/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. veterans who had serious thoughts, plans or attempts of suicide in the past year as of 2020, by substance use disorder status [Graph], SAMHSA, July 27, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1129524/suicide-substance-use-veterans-us/
