Hispanic female adolescents' use of illicit drugs and the risk of suicidal thoughts.
OBJECTIVE
To examine the association between female adolescents in high school who use illicit drugs and seriously consider attempting suicide.


METHODS
Data were analyzed from the 2003 Youth Risk Behavioral Surveillance System. Variables for suicidal thought, illicit drugs, and covariables were chosen to explore the association.


RESULTS
Seriously considering attempting suicide was associated with Hispanics, suburban youth, use of marijuana, inhalants, methamphetamines, and steroids without MD's prescription.


CONCLUSIONS
Greater effort may be necessary to raise awareness about the physical and mental health status of Hispanic adolescents and to ensure good mental health programs are available.
Luncheon
Cecily
C
Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX 76107, USA.
Bae
Sejong
S
Gonzalez
Adela
A
Lurie
Sue
S
Singh
Karan P
KP
D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D013287:Illicit Drugs; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
D013287:Illicit Drugs