Authors: Daniel Castellanos Jennifer Ellyn Kosoy Karla Diaz Ayllon Juan Acuna
Publish Date: 2016/04/20
Volume: 18, Issue: 5, Pages: 1024-1031
Abstract
This study examines the association between the presence of drugs and alcohol at time of suicide in Hispanic versus nonHispanic youth suicide victims in MiamiDade County Florida The Medical Examiner’s records of 435 persons aged 24 years or younger classified as suicides in MiamiDade County Florida from 1990 to 2011 were reviewed Hispanic youth in MiamiDade County Florida were 162 times more likely than nonHispanic youth to have used drugs and alcohol at time of suicide OR 162 95 CI 107–204 p = 0049 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
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