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Cannabis use and suicide risk among Gulf War veterans

Jeremy L. Grovea Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Nathan A. Kimbrela Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA;b Durham Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Durham, NC, USA;c VA Mid‐Atlantic Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC), Durham, NC, USA;d VA Health Services Research and Development Center of Innovation to Accelerate Discovery and Practice Transformation (ADAPT), Durham, NC, USAView further author information
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Sarah C. Griffinb Durham Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Durham, NC, USA;c VA Mid‐Atlantic Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC), Durham, NC, USAView further author information
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Tate Halversonb Durham Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Durham, NC, USA;c VA Mid‐Atlantic Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC), Durham, NC, USAView further author information
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Mark A. Whiteb Durham Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Durham, NC, USAView further author information
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Shannon M. Blakeye RTI International, Durham, NC, USAView further author information
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Jean C. Beckhama Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA;b Durham Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Durham, NC, USA;c VA Mid‐Atlantic Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC), Durham, NC, USAView further author information
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Eric A. Dederta Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA;b Durham Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Durham, NC, USA;c VA Mid‐Atlantic Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC), Durham, NC, USA;d VA Health Services Research and Development Center of Innovation to Accelerate Discovery and Practice Transformation (ADAPT), Durham, NC, USAView further author information
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David B. Goldstona Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USAView further author information
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Mary J. Pughf VA Salt Lake City Healthcare System, Salt Lake City, UT, USA;g Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USAView further author information
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Patrick S. Calhouna Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA;b Durham Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Durham, NC, USA;c VA Mid‐Atlantic Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC), Durham, NC, USA;d VA Health Services Research and Development Center of Innovation to Accelerate Discovery and Practice Transformation (ADAPT), Durham, NC, USAView further author information
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Pages 618-623 | Published online: 08 Aug 2022

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