title: Emerging issues in the relationship between adolescent substance use and suicidal behavior.
abstract: Adolescent suicidal behavior poses a major global public health concern as it is highly prevalent and associated with mortality and morbidity worldwide. Substanceuse disorders are also an issue of increasing concern among adolescents and have been shown to increase the risk for suicidal behaviors. In this review we address emerging issues in the relationship between adolescent substance use disorders and suicidal behaviors. We focus on common hazardous patterns of substance abuse such as binge drinking and poly-substance abuse and point out developing patterns of substance preferences as evidenced by the contemporary widespread use of synthetic cannabinoids. We address these issues in the context of vulnerable populations such as sexual-minority adolescents and youth with co-occurring mental-disorder diagnoses. Finally, we relate to the present and future challenges presented by these issues to implement effective anti-suicidal treatment and prevention strategies in adolescents with substance use disorders.
authors.affiliation: Child and Adolescent Division, Geha Mental Health Center, Petah Tikva, Israel Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Shlosberg
authors.affiliation: Child and Adolescent Division, Geha Mental Health Center, Petah Tikva, Israel Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel Division of Molecular Imaging and Neuropathology, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, N.Y., U.S.A.
authors.forename: Gil
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zalsman
authors.affiliation: Child and Adolescent Division, Geha Mental Health Center, Petah Tikva, Israel Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
authors.forename: Gal
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Shoval
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D006801:Humans; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders; D013405:Suicide