Discussion paper

DP9104 Cannabis use and suicidal ideation

Globally, suicide has emerged as the second leading cause of death among youth aged 10-24 years old. In order to better understand the causes of this phenomenon, we investigate the relationship between suicidal ideation and cannabis use. Our empirical analysis is based on a 30 year longitudinal study of a birth cohort. We find that intensive cannabis use - at least several times per week - leads to a higher transition rate into suicidal ideation for males. We find no evidence that suicidal ideation leads to cannabis use for either males or females.

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Citation

van Ours, J and J Williams (2012), ‘DP9104 Cannabis use and suicidal ideation‘, CEPR Discussion Paper No. 9104. CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/dp9104