Healio (5/17, Downey) reports, “Female adolescents and teens who attempted suicide were at an increased risk for substance use disorders,” investigators concluded. The study revealed that “among 122,234 youths included (mean age, 15.6 years), 5,840 (4.8%) had attempted suicide, and 4,341 (3.6%) developed a substance use disorder.” When “compared with the 116,394 youths who did not attempt suicide (95.2%), those who did attempt to take their own life were at a greater risk for hospitalization for a substance use disorder,” the study revealed. The findings were published online May 11 in JAMA Psychiatry.
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— “Female youths who attempt suicide at increased risk for substance use disorders “Ken Downey Jr., Healio, May 17, 2022