Suicide appears to be a growing problem worldwide. For this reason, various practices in psychology try to intervene in this problem through the discovery of a meaning of life. The objective of this research was to identify the relationship between the meaning of life and suicidal ideation in male adults who use psychoactive substances. The sample consisted of 151 male adults between 18 and 62 years old (M = 23, SD = 9.7) who consume psychoactive substances and belong to two rehabilitation centers in Lima-Peru. Likewise, two instruments were applied: the Crumbaugh and Maholick Meaning of Life Test (PIL) and the Beck Scale of Suicidal Ideation (SSI), of which the psychometric properties were adapted and described for said sample. The results show that between the sense of life and suicidal ideation there is a statistically significant negative correlation (rho = -. 425) with a medium effe...