SUICIDALILTY IN A SAMPLE OF EGYPTIAN ADOLESCENTS WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER

Abstract

Background: Suicide is classified as the highest cause of death among young people compared to other age groups and is the second leading cause of death during childhood and adolescence. many people who have attempted suicide in their lives during their youth, the beginning of thinking about suicide and attempted suicide usually occurs before the mid-twenties. Substance use disorder and suicide usually occur among adolescents. In young people receiving treatment for substance use, 18% to 36% report a history of patients with suicidal behavior. Furthermore, adolescents diagnosed with substance use disorder were 5 to 13 times more likely to die from suicide than adolescents without this diagnosis.