Abstract: Suicide is an escalating public health problem, and substance abuse has consistently been implicated in the precipitation of suicidal behavior. Substance abuse has been identified to lead to suicidality through impaired judgment, but it may also be used as a means to ease the distress associated with committing suicide. Evidence of the relationship between substance use and suicide through a search of electronic database reveals that, academic pressure and social pressures might influence the relationship between substance use and suicide. Increased suicide risk may be blamed on social withdrawal, breakdown of social bonds, and social marginalization, which are common outcomes of untreated alcohol abuse and dependence. People with alcohol dependence or depression should be screened for suicide symptoms. Programs for suicide prevention must take into account drinking habits and should reinforce change to healthy behavioral patterns. Suicide tendencies are of indicators of the wellbeing of an individual and it is therefore necessary to identify the link between substance use and suicidal tendencies among university students in Kenya.
Keywords: Suicide, substance Abuse, wellbeing, tendencies, youth.
Title: Substance Abuse as a Cause of Suicide Tendencies among Youth in Public and Private Universities in Kenyan University
Author: Becky Wanjiku Wanyoike, Dr. David Nguti, Dr. B.E.E. Omulema
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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