In 2020, thoughts of suicide were more frequent among U.S. veterans with a substance use disorder. Almost ** percent of veterans over the age of ** 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.
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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 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 23, 2026, from /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. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 23, 2026. /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. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 23, 2026. /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." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 27 Jul 2022, /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 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1129524/suicide-substance-use-veterans-us/ (last visited July 23, 2026)
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: /statistics/1129524/suicide-substance-use-veterans-us/
