The Negative Effects Of Teen Suicide

About each year, “nearly 40,000 Americans commit suicide, five thousand” (SAVE 1) of those people are regular teens. Every day, another teenager will die of committing suicide. Over the past few years, suicide rates in teenagers have been dramatically increasing. Suicide is now the third leading cause of death amongst teens and young adults in the United States, right behind motor vehicles accidents and then homicides. Something as horrific as teen suicide should not be the third leading cause of death among teenagers. Suicide is a problem that needs to be addressed and furthermore prevented.

Why are teens trying to kill themselves? Why are these statistics present? These are the big questions. Some teens try to commit suicide to escape bad situations that seem impossible; some try to escape feelings of rejection, hurt or loss.

It has both benefits and drawbacks. Some positive effects of taking medication for depression or mental illnesses is being able to control your emotions better while under stress “It replaces a serotonin in your brain which we need to function normally”(Ryan 3). Medication, if taken as needed “helps you feel positive, confident, and powerful” (Goldberg 1). Some of the fears people have of taking medication can prevent them from taking it. Some of these fears include the fear that the medication will be relied on too much and the medication will become addictive. These fears are common. Some disadvantages of taking medication for depression is that there’s sometimes side effects these side effects include weight gain and less energy. Also, sometimes the medication doesn’t work right away, it takes a few months to kick in. one of the major disadvantages is that when people immediately stop taking the medication they are prescribed than there’s a chance of them becoming increasingly depressed which can lead to some serious suicidal thoughts and sometimes