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Alcohol Abuse and Suicide Attempts Among Youth - Correlation or Causation?

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Pinka Chatterji
Dhaval Dave
Robert Kaestner
Sara Markowitz

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This study uses the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) and the National Comorbidity Survey (NCS) to explore the causal relationship between alcohol abuse (binge drinking and clinically defined alcohol use disorders) and suicide attempts among youth. We use an empirical approach that allows one to assess the existence and strength of a causal relationship without relying on identifying assumptions. Our results suggest that a causal relationship between binge drinking and suicide attempts is very unlikely. The findings, however, support a causal relationship between clinically defined alcohol use disorders and suicide attempts among girls.

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  1. Markowitz, Sara & Grossman, Michael, 1998. "Alcohol Regulation and Domestic Violence towards Children," Contemporary Economic Policy, Oxford University Press, vol. 16(3), pages 309-20, July.
  2. David M. Cutler & Edward L. Glaeser & Karen E. Norberg, 2001. "Explaining the Rise in Youth Suicide," Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers 1917, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research. [Downloadable!]
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  3. Jonathan Gruber, 2000. "Risky Behavior Among Youths: An Economic Analysis," NBER Working Papers 7781, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  4. Sara Markowitz, 2000. "The Role of Alcohol and Drug Consumption in Determining Physical Fights and Weapon Carrying by Teenagers," NBER Working Papers 7500, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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