Suicidological characteristics of females with non-systematic use of narcotic substances in the past

The link between drug addiction and suicidal behavior is considered almost axiomatic. However, prenosological forms of drug consumption have not received attention due. In general, craving for psychoactive substances can be viewed as one of the forms of anti-vital activity. It seems that even non-systematic drug use leads to noticeable personal-psychological changes, and, possibly, to an increase in suicidal risk. Aim of the study: to identify the influence of non-systematic drug use on the suicidological characteristics of young females. Materials and methods: 194 female students of several higher educational institutions in Ryazan, aged 19 to 24, were examined by filling out an anamnestic online questionnaire. The total study cohort was divided into control and study groups. The study group included 78 females (mean age 20.8±1.4 years) with a history of unsystematic use of drugs of various chemical groups (DevNark +), without signs of drug addiction. The control group (DevNark-) consisted of 116 girls (mean age 20.5±1.0 years) who did not have such experience. As a diagnostic tool, a questionnaire was used to identify autoaggressive patterns and their predictors, as well as such experimental psychological techniques as: "Test for the diagnosis of psychological defense mechanisms" (Life Style Index), Mini-Mult technique, parental injunctions questionnaire. Mathematical processing of the data was carried out using the programs SPSS-Statistics and Statistica 12. Results: in the studied group of females, suicidal attempts occurred 3.5 times more often compared to the control group (15.38% vs. 4.31%), suicidal thoughts were 2.7 times more frequent. Thus, we can say that even unsystematic use of surfactants should be alarming regarding the possible detection of parasuicidal activity. Episodic consumption of drugs is associated with the presence of affective pathology, loneliness; in this case, the purpose of drug use is to compensate the subdepressive mood. The absence of a formed drug addiction, unfortunately, takes this contingent out of the observation of the narcological service. Females who have experience of unsystematic drug use were 2.5 times more likely to report periods of depression, as well as a sense of guilt (55.13%). The feeling of hopelessness (60.26%), as well as the lack of a clear meaning in life (15.38%), also significantly more often prevailed in the studied group of girls (vs. 32.76% and 5.17% in the control group). 28.21% of girls from the study group inflicted self-harm on themselves (13.79% in the control). The inclination to unjustified risk (39.75% vs. 19.83%), the presence of life-threatening hobbies (25.64% vs. 6.89%) were more common in the DevNark + group, which suggests that the risk-victim mode of autoaggressive impulses realization. The subjective feeling of alcohol abuse was confirmed by 20.51% of girls in the study group (6.89% in the control); smoking for more than two years was also revealed twice as often in the first group. The studied group of girls more often uses such mechanisms of psychological defense as "Repression", "Regression", "Substitution". The parental message “Don't exist”, which is more common in the studied group of girls, is toxic in relation to the formation of an auto-aggressive life scenario and is consistent with our data on the level of suicidal patterns in this group. Conclusions: even unsystematic drug use significantly increases the risk of suicidal behavior. Identification of prenosological forms of psychoactive substance use can be used as one of the options for assessing the risk of autoaggressive behavior. This fact is of great theoretical and applied importance for narcological and suicidological services.