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The
New DAWN Report: Emergency Department Visits Involving ADHD
Stimulant Medications
According
to SAMHSA's Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) for 2004, an estimated
7,873 drug-related emergency department visits involved methylphenidate
or amphetamine-dextroamphetamine, two medications used to treat attention
deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The most frequent reason for
these ADHD stimulant medication related visits was nonmedical use (48%),
followed by adverse reactions associated with medical use (34%), accidental
ingestion (10%), and suicide attempts (8%).
- The
OAS Report: Suicidal Thoughts, Suicide Attempts, Major
Depressive Episode & Substance Use among Adults
Data on suicide
attempts and related behaviors are available from SAMHSA's National
Survey on Drug Use and Health and SAMHSA's Drug Abuse Warning Network
(DAWN).
Among adults who experienced a major depressive episode in the past
year, 56.3% thought during their worst or most recent episode that it
would be better if they were dead, 40.3% thought about committing suicide,
14.5% made a suicide plan, and 10.4% made a suicide attempt.
Adults with a past year major depressive
episode who reported past month binge alcohol or illicit drug use were
more likely to report suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts than their
counterparts with past year depression who had not did not binge drink
or use an illicit drug in the past month. In
2004, an estimated 106,079 emergency department visits were the result
of drug-related suicide attempts by persons aged 18 or older. A
psychiatric condition was diagnosed in 41% (43,176) of the drug-related
suicide attempts treated in the emergency departments. The
most frequent psychiatric diagnosis was depression.
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According
to SAMHSA's Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN), in 2004 there were
over 15,000 emergency department visits by adolescents aged 12 to 17
whose suicide attempts involved drugs. Pain
medications were involved in about half of the suicide attempts.
Almost three quarters of the drug related suicide attempts were serious
enough to merit the patient's admission to the same hospital or transfer
to another health care facility. Antidepressants or other
psychotherapeutic medications were involved in over 40% of the suicide
attempts by adolescents who were admitted to the hospital. See
The
New DAWN Report: Disposition of Emergency Department Visits for
Drug-Related Suicide Attempts by Adolescents, 2004
- Based
on SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use & Health, youths aged 12
to 17 who used an illicit drug in the past year were almost twice as
likely to have engaged in a violent behavior as those who did not use
an illicit drug (49.8% vs. 26.6%). Rates of past year violent behavior
were higher among youths aged 13, 14, and 15 than those either younger
or older. The likelihood of having engaged in violent behavior increased
with the number of drugs used in the past year: 45.6% of youths who
used one illicit drug engaged in violent behavior compared to 61.9%
of youths who used three or more illicit drugs.
See
The NSDUH Report: Youth Violence and Illicit
Drug Use
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As
reported in SAMHSA's 2004 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, an
estimated 14% of youths aged 12 to 17, approximately 3.5 million youths,
had experienced at least one major depressive episode in their lifetime.
Over 7%, an estimated 1.8 million youths, had lifetime major depressive
episode and thought about killing themselves at the time of their worst
or most recent episode. An estimated 712,000 youths had tried to kill
themselves during their worst or most recent major depressive episode;
this represents 2.9% of those aged 12 to 17. See
The NSDUH Report: Suicidal
Thoughts among Youths Aged 12 to 17 with Major Depressive Episode
- Youths who
reported heavy alcohol use in the past month were the most likely to
have participated in any of the six delinquent behaviors assessed in
SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Heavy drinking was
defined as drinking five or more alcoholic beverages on the same occasion
on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days. All heavy alcohol users
are also binge alcohol users, i.e., drank five or more drinks on the
same occasion on at least one day in the past 30 days. In 2003, an estimated
9 million (36.1%) youths aged 12 to 17 had engaged in at least one delinquent
behavior in the past year. Almost 6 million (23.8%) took part in a serious
fight at school or work; 4.5 million (18.1%) took part in a group-against-group
fight; 2.1 million (8.3%) attacked someone with the intent to seriously
hurt them; 1.1 million (4.5%) stole or tried to steal something worth
more than $50; over 900,000 (3.6%) sold illegal drugs; and over 900,000
(3.6%) carried a handgun during the past year.
See The
NSDUH Report: Alcohol
Use and Delinquent Behaviors among Youths
- Based
on SAMHSA's 2002 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, the
percentages of youths engaging in delinquent behaviors rose with
increasing frequency of marijuana use. In 2002, more than 5 million
youths engaged in serious fighting at school or work and almost 4
million took part in a group-against-group fight in the past year.
Over half (57%) of those who used marijuana 300 or more days in the
past year reported that they also sold illegal drugs. See The
NSDUH Report: Marijuana Use and Delinquent Behaviors Among Youths.
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In
2000, Hispanic females aged 12 to 17 were at higher risk for suicide than
other youths. Only 32 percent of Hispanic female youths at risk for
suicide during the past year, however, received mental health treatment during
this same time period. Hispanic female youths born in the United States were at
higher risk than Hispanic female youths born outside the United States.
But rates of suicide risk were similar among Hispanic female youths across
regions and ethnic subgroups (e.g., Mexican, Puerto Rican, Central or South
American and Cuban). See The NHSDA Report: Risk
of Suicide Among Hispanic Females Aged 12 to 17.
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According to SAMHSA's 1999 National
Household Survey on Drug Abuse, an estimated
833,000 youths between the ages of 12 and 17 had carried a handgun in
the past year. See The NHSDA Report:
Youth Who Carry Handguns.
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Among youths aged 12 to 17, those aged 14 or
15 reported higher rates than those younger or older for the following
violent behaviors: serious fighting at school or work,
group-against-group fights, and attacking others with the intent of
seriously hurting them. See The NHSDA Report: Youth
Violence and Substance Use, 2001 Update.
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In 2000, almost 7 million persons
aged 12 to 20 (under the legal drinking age) was a binge drinker.
The rate of binge drinking among underage
persons (19 percent) was almost as high as among adults aged 21 or
older (21 percent). Underage persons who reported binge drinking
were 7 times more likely to report illicit drugs during the past month
than underage persons who did not binge drink. See The NHSDA Report:
Binge Drinking Among Underage Persons.
Also see: Driving Under the
Influence of Alcohol and/or Drugs
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Suicide
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The New
DAWN Report: Emergency Department Visits Involving ADHD Stimulant
Medications
According
to SAMHSA's Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) for 2004, an estimated
7,873 drug-related emergency department visits involved methylphenidate
or amphetamine-dextroamphetamine, two medications used to treat attention
deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The most frequent reason for
these ADHD stimulant medication related visits was nonmedical use (48%),
followed by adverse reactions associated with medical use (34%), accidental
ingestion (10%), and suicide attempts (8%).
- The
OAS Report: Suicidal Thoughts, Suicide Attempts, Major
Depressive Episode & Substance Use among Adults
Data on suicide
attempts and related behaviors are available from SAMHSA's National
Survey on Drug Use and Health and SAMHSA's Drug Abuse Warning Network
(DAWN).
Among adults who experienced a major depressive episode in the past
year, 56.3% thought during their worst or most recent episode that it
would be better if they were dead, 40.3% thought about committing suicide,
14.5% made a suicide plan, and 10.4% made a suicide attempt.
Adults with a past year major depressive
episode who reported past month binge alcohol or illicit drug use were
more likely to report suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts than their
counterparts with past year depression who had not did not binge drink
or use an illicit drug in the past month. In
2004, an estimated 106,079 emergency department visits were the result
of drug-related suicide attempts by persons aged 18 or older. A
psychiatric condition was diagnosed in 41% (43,176) of the drug-related
suicide attempts treated in the emergency departments. The
most frequent psychiatric diagnosis was depression.
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According
to SAMHSA's Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN), in 2004 there were
over 15,000 emergency department visits by adolescents aged 12 to 17
whose suicide attempts involved drugs. Pain
medications were involved in about half of the suicide attempts.
Almost three quarters of the drug related suicide attempts were serious
enough to merit the patient's admission to the same hospital or transfer
to another health care facility. Antidepressants or other
psychotherapeutic medications were involved in over 40% of the suicide
attempts by adolescents who were admitted to the hospital. See
The
New DAWN Report: Disposition of Emergency Department Visits for
Drug-Related Suicide Attempts by Adolescents, 2004
- As
reported in SAMHSA's 2004 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, an
estimated 14% of youths aged 12 to 17, approximately 3.5 million youths,
had experienced at least one major depressive episode in their lifetime.
Over 7%, an estimated 1.8 million youths, had lifetime major depressive
episode and thought about killing themselves at the time of their worst
or most recent episode. An estimated 712,000 youths had tried to kill
themselves during their worst or most recent major depressive episode;
this represents 2.9% of those aged 12 to 17. See
The NSDUH Report: Suicidal
Thoughts among Youths Aged 12 to 17 with Major Depressive Episode
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In
2000, Hispanic females aged 12 to 17 were at higher risk for suicide than
other youths. Only 32 percent of Hispanic female youths at risk for
suicide during the past year, however, received mental health treatment during
this same time period. Hispanic female youths born in the United States were at
higher risk than Hispanic female youths born outside the United States.
But rates of suicide risk were similar among Hispanic female youths across
regions and ethnic subgroups (e.g., Mexican, Puerto Rican, Central or South
American and Cuban). See The NHSDA Report: Risk
of Suicide Among Hispanic Females Aged 12 to 17.
References on
National Strategies to Prevent Suicide:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service. (2001). National strategy for suicide prevention: Goals and objectives for action
(DHHS Publication No. SMA 01–3517). Rockville, MD.
http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/suicideprevention/strategy.asp
Institute of Medicine (S.K. Goldsmith,
T.C. Pellmar, A.M. Kleinman, & W.E. Bunney, Eds.). (2002). Reducing suicide: A national imperative. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.
http://books.nap.edu/books/0309083214/html/index.html
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Violence
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Based
on SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use & Health, youths aged 12
to 17 who used an illicit drug in the past year were almost twice as
likely to have engaged in a violent behavior as those who did not use
an illicit drug (49.8% vs. 26.6%). Rates of past year violent behavior
were higher among youths aged 13, 14, and 15 than those either younger
or older. The likelihood of having engaged in violent behavior increased
with the number of drugs used in the past year: 45.6% of youths who
used one illicit drug engaged in violent behavior compared to 61.9%
of youths who used three or more illicit drugs.
See
The NSDUH Report: Youth Violence and Illicit
Drug Use
- Youths who
reported heavy alcohol use in the past month were the most likely to
have participated in any of the six delinquent behaviors assessed in
SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Heavy drinking was
defined as drinking five or more alcoholic beverages on the same occasion
on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days. All heavy alcohol users
are also binge alcohol users, i.e., drank five or more drinks on the
same occasion on at least one day in the past 30 days. In 2003, an estimated
9 million (36.1%) youths aged 12 to 17 had engaged in at least one delinquent
behavior in the past year. Almost 6 million (23.8%) took part in a serious
fight at school or work; 4.5 million (18.1%) took part in a group-against-group
fight; 2.1 million (8.3%) attacked someone with the intent to seriously
hurt them; 1.1 million (4.5%) stole or tried to steal something worth
more than $50; over 900,000 (3.6%) sold illegal drugs; and over 900,000
(3.6%) carried a handgun during the past year.
See The
NSDUH Report: Alcohol
Use and Delinquent Behaviors among Youths
- Based on SAMHSA's
2002 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, the percentages of youths
engaging in delinquent behaviors rose with increasing frequency of marijuana
use. In 2002, more than 5 million youths engaged in serious fighting
at school or work and almost 4 million took part in a group-against-group
fight in the past year. Over half (57%) of those who used marijuana
300 or more days in the past year reported that they also sold illegal
drugs. See The
NSDUH Report: Marijuana Use and Delinquent Behaviors Among
Youths.
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According to SAMHSA's 1999 National
Household Survey on Drug Abuse, an estimated
833,000 youths between the ages of 12 and 17 had carried a handgun in
the past year. See The NHSDA Report:
Youth Who Carry Handguns.
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Among youths aged 12 to 17, those aged 14 or
15 reported higher rates than those younger or older for the following
violent behaviors: serious fighting at school or work,
group-against-group fights, and attacking others with the intent of
seriously hurting them. See The NHSDA Report: Youth
Violence and Substance Use, 2001 Update.
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