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Students and Drug Abuse, 1974 and 1980
Author(s) -
Ryser Paul E.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
journal of school health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.851
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1746-1561
pISSN - 0022-4391
DOI - 10.1111/j.1746-1561.1983.tb03157.x
Subject(s) - methaqualone , commit , suicide prevention , suicidal ideation , substance abuse , medicine , poison control , injury prevention , occupational safety and health , alcohol abuse , psychiatry , psychology , human factors and ergonomics , medical emergency , pathology , database , computer science
The paper presents a secondary analysis of students treated in hospital emergency rooms. The comparison of data provided in 1974 and 1980 data reveals a significant increase in the abuse of alcohol with drugs, methaqualone and marijuana. Fifty percent of these students ingested drugs to commit suicide or as a suicide gesture. These data suggest that school health professionals and counselors be alerted to student drug overdoses to assist students confronted with suicidal ideation.