[YSPNetwork] report:1 in 12 adolesc drug-related ED visits involved suicide attempt

[Donna NOONAN]

YSPNetworkers,
One more article of interest from the Spark (www.sprc.org):

SAMHSA report indicates one in twelve adolescent drug-related hospital emergency department visits involved a suicide attempt
According to a study conducted by SAMHSA’s Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN), more than one in every twelve (8.8 percent) drug-related hospital emergency department visits made by an adolescent (ages 12 to 17) in 2008 was a suicide attempt. This was double the rate found among cases involving those age 25 and older (4.4 percent). Almost three of every four visits for drug-related suicide attempts among adolescents were made by females. While there was evidence of follow-up care in 77% of these cases, there were significant differences in the level of such care. DAWN is a public health surveillance system that monitors drug-related hospital emergency department visits reported throughout the nation. 

For more information http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/2k10/DAWN001/SuicideAttemptsHTML.pdf 

Have a good weekend!

Donna

Donna G. Noonan, MPH, CHES
Youth Suicide Prevention Coordinator
Injury Prevention & Epidemiology Program
Oregon Public Health Division
800 NE Oregon, Ste 772
Portland, OR 97232
Phone: 971-673-1023 
Fax 971-673-0990
donna.noonan at state.or.us
www.oregon.gov/dhs/ph/ipe/ysp/

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