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ArticleBMC psychiatry2023

Prevalence and factors associated with suicidal ideation, cannabis, and alcohol use during the COVID-19 pandemic in Saskatchewan: findings from a joint-effect modeling.

Daniel A Adeyinka, Nuelle Novik, Gabriela Novotna, Mary Bartram, Robert Gabrys, Nazeem Muhajarine

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Article in BMC psychiatry, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Daniel A AdeyinkaSaskatchewan Population Health and Evaluation Research Unit (SPHERU), University of Saskatchewan, 104 Clinic Place, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 2Z4, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1855-6878
Nuelle NovikSaskatchewan Population Health and Evaluation Research Unit (SPHERU), University of Saskatchewan, 104 Clinic Place, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 2Z4, Canada.
Gabriela NovotnaSaskatchewan Population Health and Evaluation Research Unit (SPHERU), University of Saskatchewan, 104 Clinic Place, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 2Z4, Canada.
Mary BartramSchool of Public Health and Administration, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6, Canada.
Robert GabrysCanadian Centre On Substance Use and Addiction, Ottawa, ON, K1P 5E7, Canada.
Nazeem MuhajarineSaskatchewan Population Health and Evaluation Research Unit (SPHERU), University of Saskatchewan, 104 Clinic Place, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 2Z4, Canada. nazeem.muhajarine@usask.ca.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6781-5421
Saskatchewan Health · CAUniversity of Regina · CACanadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction · CAMental Health Commission of Canada · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundGenerally, pandemics such as COVID-19 take an enormous toll on people's lives. As the pandemic now turns to an endemic state, growing attention has been paid to the multiple adverse mental health and behavioral issues, such as suicidal ideation and substance use. However, the interplay of suicidality and substance misuse during the pandemic has been limited. We aimed to investigate the prevalence of co-occurrence of suicide ideation, alcohol and cannabis misuse, and the factors that are associated with these co-occurrences in the province of Saskatchewan during the COVID-19 pandemic.

methodsWe performed a multivariable trivariate probit regression on a sample of 666 Saskatchewan adolescents and adults (16 years or older), drawn from the cycle 10 data collection (March 2022) of the Mental Health Commission of Canada, and Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (MHCC-CCSA) dataset.

resultsThe prevalence of suicidal ideation was higher among respondents who reported both problematic cannabis and alcohol use (25.8%) than single users of alcohol (23.2%) and cannabis (18.7%). Younger respondents (16-34 years) and those who reported recent changes in other substance use were independent factors that were associated with the common experience of suicide ideation, problematic cannabis, and alcohol use. Having a diagnosis of mental health disorders either before or during the pandemic, and the perceived inability to bounce back after the pandemic (low resilience) are strong correlates of suicidal ideation. Those who lived alone, between 35 and 55 years of age were more likely to report problematic alcohol use. Those who reported changes in alternative activities, who reported pandemic stress, and declared a LGBTQIA2S + identity had higher probability of problematic cannabis use.

conclusionsAs the pandemic persists, improving access to suicide and substance use interventions for the vulnerable groups identified in this study may be impactful.

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CannabisCOVID-19Substance-Related DisordersAdolescentAdultHumansPandemicsPrevalenceRisk FactorsSaskatchewanSuicidal IdeationAlcohol useCannabis useCOVID-19PandemicSaskatchewanSuicidal ideation

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