Journal of Alcoholism & Drug Dependence
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Warren Jay Christian

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• Research Article
  Alcohol Sale Status and Suicide in Kentucky, 2005-2012
  Author(s): Hanan Abdulghafoor Khaleel, Sabrina V Brown, W Jay Christian and Steven Fleming Hanan Abdulghafoor Khaleel, Sabrina V Brown, W Jay Christian and Steven Fleming
  
  Background: The current study aims to determine whether suicide decedents who are residents of wet counties have higher odds of alcohol involvement than suicide decedents who are residents of moist/dry counties; and determine whether the association between alcohol sale status and alcohol-related suicide exists only in counties with a high population size. Methods: Multilevel logistic regression analysis was used to analyze decedents who died violently and were therefore included in the Kentucky Violent Death Reporting System, 2005-2012. Stratification by population size was done to study its possible interaction with alcohol sale status of the decedent’s residence. Results: Approximately 36% of suicide decedents who lived in wet counties had an alcohol-related suicide, compared to 33% among .. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2329-6488.1000240

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