title: Hispanic female adolescents' use of illicit drugs and the risk of suicidal thoughts.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX 76107, USA.
authors.forename: Cecily
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Luncheon
authors.forename: Sejong
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bae
authors.forename: Adela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gonzalez
authors.forename: Sue
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lurie
authors.forename: Karan P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D013287:Illicit Drugs