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Download full textDuker, Laurie, Ed. – 1994
Whether or not a suicide attempt results in death depends in large part on the method chosen. If a teenager attempts suicide with a gun, his or her death is nearly guaranteed. This brief fact sheet presents data on firearms and suicide, the third leading cause of death for adolescents and young adults in the United States. Any number of societal…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Death, Gun Control, Guns
