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High schoolers who misuse prescription opioids are at higher risk for suicidal behaviors, study finds
About one of every three high school students who said they were misusing prescription opioids when they were surveyed reported they had attempted suicide, according to a study published Monday in the journal Pediatrics.
Previously, researchers have reported that young people who had misused prescription opioids at any point were at higher risk for suicidality, which the American Psychological Association defines as the “risk of suicide, usually indicated by suicidal ideation or intent” and a detailed plan to carry it out.
Authors of the new study investigated whether the timing of teens’ prescription opioid misuse if it was current (in the 30 days preceding the survey), in the past or never affected its link to suicidality.
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After months of watching civil rights demonstrations through the country and on the streets of Jacksonville at times even participating themselves the students were surprised when in February the school district didn t seize the opportunity to use Black History Month as an education tool to drive lessons about local racial justice movements and Black history.
Instead, the school district launched its own inaugural month-long campaign for mental health and suicide awareness called You Matter Month. While that campaign had its own issues because it encouraged students to #TakeOffYourMask during a global pandemic, some students worried the language minimized Black Lives Matter campaigns and hijacked the attention from the sole month annually centered around Black lives.
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Pamela Sagness, director of the Behavioral Health Division, said the need was identified through data trends.
Nearly 70% of North Dakota’s adult population reported the pandemic has impacted their mental health with increased depression or anxiety, according to a state Department of Commerce survey from May 2020.
At the time, more than 65% also reported they were losing their job and not knowing where to turn.
An uptick in substance abuse was also reported by adults and youth in the survey.
Prior to the pandemic, 18.8% of North Dakota high school students reported they seriously considered attempting suicide during 2019, compared to 12.4% in 2009, according to a Youth Risk Behavior Survey.