Teenage years are the hardest times. Your having changes in
             your body, going through relationships, and trying to plan your
             future. When you go to look for answers, it seems like no one has
             them. That's what starts teenagers to feel alone. When they feel
             this way they will try to "medicate" themselves by drugs and
             alcohol or violence. Studies show that teens who feel this way are
             Suicide, intentional, self-inflicted death. A uniquely human
             act, suicide occurs in all cultures. People who attempt or complete
             suicide usually suffer from extreme emotional pain and distress
             and feel unable to cope with their problems. They are likely to
             suffer from mental illness, particularly severe depression, and to
             Suicide is becoming a public-health problem. It is now the
             leading cause of death worldwide. Researchers believe mental
             illness in young people are the cause of the increase in suicide. Not
             only do suicides rates differ between age groups but also men and
             women. Men succeed in more suicides but more women attempt.
             Methods of suicide can differ from drug overdose to
             hanging. Poisoning or overdose is the least amount of suicide
             rates. Hanging is the leading method worldwide. The United States
             has 60 percent suicides committed by guns. Where it is less easy to
             get a gun in Canada there is only 30 percent committed suicides.
             Only 15 to 25 percent of those who kill themselves leave suicide
             notes. People often think suicide is caused by difficult situations
             such as failure in school or marriage. Experts believe those are just
             triggers and its really caused by the brain, genetics or social forces.
             The majority of people who kill themselves are suffering from
             depression. Researchers believe that genetics play a role in suicidal
             behavior. They believe it runs in the family. There are also some
             psychological theories. "Suicides have three in
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