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Ben Werner, Student Newspaper Editor
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Prof Hawton was the first to point to an increasing trend in young suicides and has since drawn links between this cause of death and other social factors.
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Albert Graham, Backyard Pool Drainer
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Suicide is a major public health problem in the United States, and suicide and attempted suicide are important causes of morbidity and mortality in adolescents.
Suicide is a major cause of avoidable death in young men and a way to help prevent it is to recognise the symptoms of depression and psychosis.
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Adam Findley, Professional Motivator
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Authorities are also trying to gain a better understanding of the scope and root causes of suicides in order to make preventive measures more effective.
Was anything added to their beverages or drugs to cause personality changes and eventual suicides?
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Todd Porter, Gym Attendent
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Well the NEWS is saying the DRUG is the cause of SUICIDES amoung this Group of Teenagers so UGLY that if you pressed their EARS together their HEAD would EXPLODE LIKE A ZIT.
The majority of suicides now occur in young adult males and suicide is the most common cause of death in men aged under 35.
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John Carthy, Gun Shop Sales Assistant
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What could cause a group of people to plan so meticulously the murder of thousands of civilians and their own suicides?
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David Rosenberg, Dermatologist
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After several reported suicides in patients treated with a particular acne medication, a new study finds the drug isotretinoin may cause depression.
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Thomas Owens, Police Officer
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Tobacco causes more than four times as many deaths as car accidents, suicides, AIDS and homicides COMBINED.
The three leading causes of death among teenagers are automobile accidents, homicides and suicides.
Ritalin is highly sought after by the drug-abusing population and causes the highest number of suicides and emergency room admissions.
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