The Role of Drugs and Alcohol in Urban Minority Adolescent Suicide Attempts

Jones G D

Year: 1997 Source: Death Studies, v.21, no.2, (March-April 1997), p.189-202 SIEC No: 19970384

This study examined psychopathology & substance abuse in 15 African American adolescents who had attempted suicide & a control group who were not suicidal. The suicidal youth were found to have significant levels of depression & they also used more drugs & alcohol than the control group.