The purpose of this paper is to explain the causes and effects of teen suicides. Some causes are depression, stress, parents, drugs, popularity status, and self doubt or esteem. A few of the effects are the lose of a life, young or old, the anguish and grief from family and loved ones. About 30,000 people commit suicide a year. To me this number is quite high, and to think that number is always rising -- especially …showed first 75 words of 404 total…

…showed last 75 words of 404 total…their body and mind in the long term, instead of in the " I want to feel good now" aspect. What are the effects to all these terrible causes? Hurt among friends and family. The grief of accepting the lose of a loved one. Also, the conclusion of a potentially great life. The victims will never know what they could have been or what they really were. Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.