Examining the association between prescription opioid misuse and suicidal behaviors among adolescent high school students in the United States

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dc.contributor.authorBaiden, P.
dc.contributor.authorGraaf, G.
dc.contributor.authorZaami, M.
dc.contributor.authorAcolatse, C.K.
dc.contributor.authorAdeku, Y.
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-28T11:16:19Z
dc.date.available2019-05-28T11:16:19Z
dc.date.issued2019-03
dc.description.abstractAlthough some studies have examined the association between prescription opioid misuse and mental health outcomes, few studies have examined the effects of prescription opioid misuse on suicidal behaviors among adolescents. The objective of this study was to examine the association between prescription opioid misuse and suicidal ideation, suicide plan, and suicide attempt among adolescents. Data for this study came from the 2017 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System. A sample of 8,830 adolescents aged 14-18 years (50.9% female) were analyzed using logistic regression with suicidal ideation, suicide plan, and suicide attempt as outcome variables and prescription opioid misuse as the main explanatory variable. Of the 8,830 adolescents, 13.3% ever misused prescription opioids; 17.7% experienced suicidal ideation, 13.3% made a suicide plan, and 6.5% attempted suicide during the past 12 months. In the multivariate logistic regression models, adolescent students who misused prescription opioids were 1.50 times more likely to have experienced suicidal ideation, 1.44 times more likely to have made a suicide plan, and 1.58 times more likely to have attempted suicide during the past 12 months when compared to their counterparts who did not misuse prescription opioids. Other significant predictors of suicidal behaviors include sexual minority, history of sexual assault, traditional bullying and cyberbullying victimization, feeling sad or hopeless, cigarette smoking, and illicit drug use. The findings of the present study demonstrate the harmful effects of prescription opioid misuse and its association with suicidal behaviors among adolescents.en_US
dc.identifier.otherDOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2019.02.018
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/30349
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Psychiatric Researchen_US
dc.subjectPrescription opioid misuseen_US
dc.subjectSuicidal ideationen_US
dc.subjectSuicide planen_US
dc.subjectSuicide attempten_US
dc.subjectAdolescentsen_US
dc.titleExamining the association between prescription opioid misuse and suicidal behaviors among adolescent high school students in the United Statesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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