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Race Differences in Opioid Misuse and Adolescent Suicidality.

Keith Tsz-Kit ChanShangyun ZhouChristina Marsack-Topolewski
Published in: Child & adolescent social work journal : C & A (2020)
Results indicated that adolescent opioid misuse is a risk factor for suicide, and Asians compared to other race groups were at greater risk. Social workers can serve as a nexus point in effectively engaging at-risk adolescents in substance use and mental health prevention and recovery services.
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