Suicide According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, suicide is the third leading cause of death for those ages 15 to 24, surpassed only by car accidents and homicide. This unfortunately makes teen suicide a common event. Suicide rates jump in the teen years due to many factors, including greater access to lethal weapons, such as firearms, greater access to drugs and alcohol, and greater access to motor vehicles. Things can become very hard in …showed first 75 words of 880 total…

…showed last 75 words of 880 total…be taken into deep thought and maybe even attempted or carried out. No matter how bad or painful the problems suicide is not the answer. “Suicide is a permanent solution for a temporary problem.” Bibliography Quinnett, Paul. Suicide: The Forever Decision. New York: The Continuum Publishing Company, 1992. SIEC Website. Suicide Information and Education Center-- draft. [Web page] Feb 1997; http://www.siec.ca/. [Accessed 06 Oct 1999]. Catechism of the Catholic Church. Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc., 1995.