TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Hispanic female adolescents' use of illicit drugs and the risk of suicidal thoughts
JO  - American journal of health behavior
A1  - Luncheon, Cecily
A1  - Bae, Sejong
A1  - Gonzalez, Adela
A1  - Lurie, S.
A1  - Singh, K. P.
SP  - 52
EP  - 59
VL  - 32
IS  - 1
N2  - Objectives: 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.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1087-3244
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.5555/ajhb.2008.32.1.52
ID  - ref1
ER  -