Impacto del consumo de cocaína en el suicidio: revisión bibliográfica

Abstract

Cocaine use and association to suicide is a global mental health problem, mainly in young people aged 18 to 25 years, so through a literature review we described the impact of cocaine use and its association at the neuroanatomical level with risk factors that affect suicidal behaviors in young people; research published between 2020 and 2025 were included and the results show the significant relationship of cocaine and suicide being the most vulnerable sex the male and the most frequent suicide method hanging, the risk factors were: polyconsumption (alcohol + cocaine) and having a dual pathology, finally, the impacted neuroanatomical structures were: insula, hippocampus, amygdala, striatum and prefrontal and orbitofrontal cortex. These results demonstrated the great impact of cocaine in young people and the importance of early interventions to mitigate its effects.