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Table 3.

Primary drug(s) identified in publications of PWUD who died by suicide

Drug	Opioids	Cannabis (Marijuana)	Cocaine	Sedatives/ Hypnotics	Amphetamines	Other illicit drugs	Polydrug use
No. of publications (Reference(s))	34 [20, 23, 25, 26, 43–46, 49–54, 56–60, 62, 64, 65, 69, 70, 72–78, 81, 84, 85]	10 [20, 24, 41, 46, 48, 52, 56, 57, 62, 64]	8 [25, 51, 61, 63, 65, 69, 75, 79]	7 [24, 50–52, 68–70]	5 [24, 46, 59, 60, 62]	3 [50, 61, 64]	10 [20, 21, 23, 41, 46, 49, 51, 62, 64, 83]

Drug

Opioids

Cannabis (Marijuana)

Cocaine

Sedatives/
Hypnotics

Amphetamines

Other illicit drugs

Polydrug
use

No. of publications (Reference(s))

[20, 23, 25, 26, 43–46, 49–54, 56–60, 62, 64, 65, 69, 70, 72–78, 81, 84, 85]

[24, 50–52, 68–70]