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Suicide is the third leading cause of death in Americans especially 10 year olds to 25 years old.  By statistics, fifteen is the age you will begin to think of these things usually, and if you know people that has did this personally. Usually teenagers don’t pull through with it but the ones that do keep their plan a secret because they are scared they will be in trouble for what they plan to do. Suicide is usually caused from any dramatic event, bullying, drinking or drugs. There are approximately two to four hundred suicide attempts among youths for every completed suicide.  Mainly, suicides are committed because of bullying, for example, “oh you’re such a coward you could not do anything to yourself if you even wanted to”, or “why can’t you do anything right, your useless”. There is so many ways to help prevent this and lower the rates of suicide within teens since it has nearly tripled since the year 1950. I have had some people I know that has wanted to or have committed suicide due to many reasons. Its not a good thing to go through at all, let alone when you know it is coming. There is so many signs to this that you could notice if only you looked around and actually cared about them. Instead of doing whats best for you, take a look around you. You never know who is next, it could be one know and love...