Presence of Alcohol and Drugs in Hispanic Versus Non-Hispanic Youth Suicide Victims in Miami-Dade County, Florida.
This study examines the association between the presence of drugs and alcohol at time of suicide in Hispanic versus non-Hispanic youth suicide victims in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The Medical Examiner's records of 435 persons aged 24 years or younger classified as suicides in Miami-Dade County, Florida, from 1990 to 2011 were reviewed. Hispanic youth in Miami-Dade County, Florida were 1.62 times more likely than non-Hispanic youth to have used drugs and alcohol at time of suicide (OR 1.62; 95 % CI 1.07-2.04; p = 0.049). Firearm use was significantly associated with drug and alcohol use at time of death. Use of drugs and alcohol at the time of death are important risk factors for suicide in Hispanic youth.
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Health, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th St, AHC I 349, Miami, FL, 33199, USA. dcastell@fiu.edu.
Daniel
D
Castellanos
Department of Pediatrics, Cohen Children's Medical Center, North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System, New Hyde Park, NY, 11040, USA.
Jennifer Ellyn
JE
Kosoy
Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32610, USA.
Karla Diaz
KD
Ayllon
Department of Medical and Health Sciences Research, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami, FL, 33199, USA.
Juan
J
Acuna
D000293:Adolescent; D017677:Age Distribution; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000208:ethnology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005431:Florida / Q000453:epidemiology; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000208:ethnology*; D013405:Suicide / Q000208:ethnology*; D055815:Young Adult
Alcohol; Drugs; Hispanic; Suicide; Youth