Early substance use initiation and suicide ideation and attempts among students in France and the United States

Monica Swahn (), Robert Bossarte, Marie Choquet, Christine Hassler, Bruno Falissard and Nearkasen Chau

International Journal of Public Health, 2012, vol. 57, issue 1, 95-105

Abstract: The associations between substance use initiation and suicidal behaviors differed in the United States and France. These findings, placed into context, can assist the development and implementation of prevention strategies that seek to reduce the harmful consequences of early substance use among youth. Copyright Swiss School of Public Health 2012

Keywords: Alcohol use initiation; Cigarette initiation; Cannabis initiation; Marijuana initiation; Suicide attempts; Suicide ideation; France; USA; Students (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1007/s00038-011-0255-7

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