suidide by adolescents
... changes that might be related to the rise in adolescent suicide include an increased incidence of childhood depression, decreased family stability, and increased access to firearms. Suicidal behaviors are often associated with depression. However, depression by itself is sufficient. These are some facts about suicide in our society; suicide took the lives of 30,622 people in 2001. Suicide rates are generally higher than the national average in the western states and lower in the eastern and midwestern states. In 2002, 132,353 individuals were hospitalized following suicide attempts; 116,639 were treated in emergency departments and released. In 2001, 55% of suicides were committed with a firearm (Anderson and Smith 2001). In 2003, people aged 20–24 years had the highest age-specific suicide rate (25.3 deaths per 100,000 populations) followed by people aged 25–29 years (21.7 deaths per 100,000population) and people aged 30–34 years (21.2 deaths per 100,000 populations). Among males, those aged 20–24 years had the highest age-specific suicide rate (42.8 deaths per 100,000 populations) followed by those aged 30–34 years (35.8 deaths per 100,000 population) and those aged 40–44 years (34.4 deaths per 100,000 population). Among females, 80–84-year-olds (15.3 per 100,000), 25–29-year-olds (12.8 per 100,000 population) and 15–19-year-olds (9.5 per 100,000 populations) had the highest rates. Figure (below): Suicide rates by age group and sex, 2003 In my opinion, People usually think suicide is the best and only solution to an insignificant problem. They do not think about the consequences or the people they may hurt in the process. Suicide is not a solution to any problem. It only makes things worse and more complicated. Depressed people are not the only ones to commit suicide. A person who could seem to be the happiest, most outgoing person you know could kill themselves and you would never be able to figure out why. People think that suicide is the best alternative and that it is the end and solution to all their problems. You may ask your self, well how would he know how these people feel? I know because I too thought about suicide at one point in my life. The scary think is that my family was not aware on my suicide thoughts. For example, when we had a party I was always playing around with my friends, pretending that I was happy but the reality was that I was deeply depressed. But after evaluating the situation and putting some thought into how I not only would be creating the biggest sin there is...