She added: 'But at no point did he discuss with his parents that he had thoughts of suicide or self-harm. He described himself as a perfectionist and was quite depressed in his thinking. On one occasion he did use some cannabis and noticed that he felt much worse and he took away from that, that the drugs really were harmful to his mental health.'

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The crisis team put Ben on antidepressant, Fluoxetine and was he was referred to other health professionals after he appeared to be responding well to the medication. One one occasion he did use some cannabis and noticed that he felt much worse and he took away from that, that the drugs really were harmful to his mental health." Suicide is the third leading cause of death for young people 10–24 years of age ( CDC, 2010) in the United States. Each year, approximately 149,000 youth between the ages of 10 and 24 receive medical care for self-inflicted injuries ( CDC, 2007). Suicidality affects all youth, but some subgroups are at a higher risk than others. Studies have shown that adolescents who are substance abusers are more likely than others to attempt suicide ( Borowsky et al., 2001; Brent et al., 1993; Wu et al., 2004). Although abuse of alcohol, cocaine, and inhalants are known to be risk factors for suicide attempt ( Sakai et al., 2004; Vega et al., 2000; Wu et al., 2004), little is known about the contribution of other specific drugs of abuse, such as MDMA (3,4 methylenedioxymethamphetamine; popularly known as ecstasy) to suicidal behaviors among youth. He was a very intelligent, insightful young man and was very self critical but also wanted to engage with mental health services and wanted help.Tiffany Haddish 'regrets' her DUI arrest scandal and knows she made a 'mistake' (despite laughing it off in public statement) BBC staff 'lost for words' after comedian Guz Khan is announced as host of Have I Got News For You after...

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