A new study shows teen suicide by poisoning is on the rise, especially among girls.
Suicide rates among people of all ages have been increasing since the turn of the century, but a new study points out to a particularly sharp spike in suicides among one group of people: teenage girls.
Spiller and his colleagues determined rates of suicide by self-poisoning by comparing data from the National Poison Data System from U.S. poison centers to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. They specifically looked at poisoning deaths that were suspected to be intentional, and found that rates of suicides by self-poisoning were stable or even down-trending between 2000 to 2011 before they started increasing up until 2018 -- the end of the study period.
Although the researchers couldn’t directly link the suicide attempts to any particular cause, they suspect that societal shifts in the way we communicate and use technology contributed to the rise. The study authors emphasized the importance of teens being able to have open dialogue with their teachers, counselors, doctors and parents. Ackerman said that adults shouldn’t wait until “something is noticeably wrong or when someone’s in crisis” to help.
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