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What is suicide?

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Suicide is the taking of one's own life. Causing the non natural end of your own life by your own hand.

The word 'suicide' is without a doubt one of the most dreadful expressions in the English language. People wince at the sound of the word and avoid using it to describe the tragic death it implies. And yet it must be faced squarely and discussed openly because it has become one of the top 10 leading causes of death among both the young and the very old in this country and around the world.

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