Pain medicine : the official journal of the American Academy of Pain Medicine
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Individuals with chronic pain and a co-occurring substance use disorder present higher risk of suicide, but the individual and joint impacts of chronic pain and substance use disorders on suicide risk are not well defined. The objective of this study was to exam the factors associated with suicidal thoughts and behaviors in a cohort of patients with chronic non-cancer pain (CNCP), with or without concomitant opioid use disorder (OUD). ⋯ Patients with CNCP and co-morbid OUD are associated with a 3-fold increase in risk of suicide.