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on SAMHSA's 2002 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, the
percentages of youths engaging in delinquent behaviors rose with
increasing frequency of marijuana use. In 2002, more than 5 million
youths engaged in serious fighting at school or work and almost 4
million took part in a group-against-group fight in the past year.
Over half (57%) of those who used marijuana 300 or more days in the
past year reported that they also sold illegal drugs. See The
NSDUH Report: Marijuana Use and Delinquent Behaviors Among Youths.
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In
2000, Hispanic females aged 12 to 17 were at higher risk for suicide than
other youths. Only 32 percent of Hispanic female youths at risk for
suicide during the past year, however, received mental health treatment during
this same time period. Hispanic female youths born in the United States were at
higher risk than Hispanic female youths born outside the United States.
But rates of suicide risk were similar among Hispanic female youths across
regions and ethnic subgroups (e.g., Mexican, Puerto Rican, Central or South
American and Cuban). See The NHSDA Report: Risk
of Suicide Among Hispanic Females Aged 12 to 17.
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According to SAMHSA's 1999 National
Household Survey on Drug Abuse, an estimated
833,000 youths between the ages of 12 and 17 had carried a handgun in
the past year. See The NHSDA Report:
Youth Who Carry Handguns.
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Among youths aged 12 to 17, those aged 14 or
15 reported higher rates than those younger or older for the following
violent behaviors: serious fighting at school or work,
group-against-group fights, and attacking others with the intent of
seriously hurting them. See The NHSDA Report: Youth
Violence and Substance Use, 2001 Update.
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In 2000, almost 7 million persons
aged 12 to 20 (under the legal drinking age) was a binge drinker.
The rate of binge drinking among underage
persons (19 percent) was almost as high as among adults aged 21 or
older (21 percent). Underage persons who reported binge drinking
were 7 times more likely to report illicit drugs during the past month
than underage persons who did not binge drink. See The NHSDA Report:
Binge Drinking Among Underage Persons.
Also see: Driving Under the
Influence of Alcohol and/or Drugs
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Suicide
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In
2000, Hispanic females aged 12 to 17 were at higher risk for suicide than
other youths. Only 32 percent of Hispanic female youths at risk for
suicide during the past year, however, received mental health treatment during
this same time period. Hispanic female youths born in the United States were at
higher risk than Hispanic female youths born outside the United States.
But rates of suicide risk were similar among Hispanic female youths across
regions and ethnic subgroups (e.g., Mexican, Puerto Rican, Central or South
American and Cuban). See The NHSDA Report: Risk
of Suicide Among Hispanic Females Aged 12 to 17.
References on
National Strategies to Prevent Suicide: For PDF formats, click
here to download the Acrobat Adobe Reader and follow the instructions for the free reader.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service. (2001). National strategy for suicide prevention: Goals and objectives for action
(DHHS Publication No. SMA 01–3517). Rockville, MD. http://www.mentalhealth.org/publications/allpubs/SMA01–3517/SMA01–3517.pdf]
Institute of Medicine (S.K. Goldsmith,
T.C. Pellmar, A.M. Kleinman, & W.E. Bunney, Eds.). (2002). Reducing suicide: A national imperative. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.
http://books.nap.edu/books/0309083214/html/index.html
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Violence
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- Based
on SAMHSA's 2002 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, the
percentages of youths engaging in delinquent behaviors rose with
increasing frequency of marijuana use. In 2002, more than 5 million
youths engaged in serious fighting at school or work and almost 4
million took part in a group-against-group fight in the past year.
Over half (57%) of those who used marijuana 300 or more days in the
past year reported that they also sold illegal drugs. See The
NSDUH Report: Marijuana Use and Delinquent Behaviors Among Youths.
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According to SAMHSA's 1999 National
Household Survey on Drug Abuse, an estimated
833,000 youths between the ages of 12 and 17 had carried a handgun in
the past year. See The NHSDA Report:
Youth Who Carry Handguns.
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Among youths aged 12 to 17, those aged 14 or
15 reported higher rates than those younger or older for the following
violent behaviors: serious fighting at school or work,
group-against-group fights, and attacking others with the intent of
seriously hurting them. See The NHSDA Report: Youth
Violence and Substance Use, 2001 Update.
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