Link Between Inhalant Use, Suicidal Behavior
October 5th, 2007 Posted by: Dr. Dobson
Researchers who studied 723 incarcerated youth found a correlation between inhalant use and suicidal thoughts and behaviors, Medical News Today reported Oct. 3.
Researchers Stacey Freedenthal and Jeffrey Jenson of the University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work and colleagues found that a majority of the adolescents who had been serious inhalant users had attempted suicide at least once, and that suicidal attempts and thoughts rose in proportion with the use of inhalants.
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