The most common ways that people use to kill themselves are pills, exist fumes, nooses around their necks and jumping, guns, and run their cars into a cement wall. Guns are the most often used. Fire arm in the United States are used 18,765 (61%) 2/3 of all suicide attempts under the age of 25 were committed with fire arms. The second most common method was hanging, and third was poisoning. Approximately 30,000 Americans kill themselves a year.

For the people of the ages of 15-24 year olds, the suicide rate has increased 200% from the 1970's to the 1990's. Four times as many men kill themselves compared to women, yet three times as many women attempt

There will be a change in eating and sleeping. The child will experience the withdrawal from friends, family and regular activities. Drugs and alcohol abuses are the main cause in suicide. Most parents do not except their child to give signs so they do not look for them. Parents of teenagers that have committed suicide, have said that they have seen some kind of warning sign. 70-75% of people use some sign of attempts. Sometimes they want attention yet they could end up being successful. Also a child's personality will change. They may complain about feeling rotten inside and giving verbal hints like " I will not be a problem for you much longer, Nothing matters, It is no use, I will not see you again." They could also give away favorite possessions, or even throw away very important things. They could become suddenly cheerful after a period of depression. Most people think that suicide is decreasing but as the population United States increases the prevalent suicide becomes.

In 1993 the suicide rate was 11.3/ 100,000 people, suicide accounted for 1.4% of all deaths (56% of deaths were from heart disease and tumors). For young people, the suicide rate is relatively low, 13.5/100,000people in 1993, but is still the leading cause of death. In older people the suicide rate is very high, but not a leading cause of death. White males over 85, the suicide rate in 1993 was 73.6/100,000 people. Suicide is the 9th leading cause of death. In Iowa 1,598 suicides in 1993-1994 a rate of 10.8 per 100,000 people. Illinois had 5,717 (9.8 per 100,000). Julie Perlman, executive officer of the American Association of Sociology in Denver says "95% of teen-agers who attempt suicide are undecided about life and death and do not comprehend the final step of death. More and more cry for attention and help. Suicidal kids go to their friends instead of parents, relatives, teachers, councilor etc.."

High School students that listen to Heavy-Metal music think about suicide more often then teen-agers who listen to other kinds of music. Sheel, who studies su

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