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Decline in teen drug use continues, surprising experts

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349 points pseudolus | 3 comments | 17 Dec 24 23:44 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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ikmckenz ◴[20 Dec 24 19:31 UTC] No.42474139[source]▶
Teens aren't doing drugs, smoking, drinking, or having sex. And the suicide rate has never been higher.
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hathawsh ◴[20 Dec 24 19:39 UTC] No.42474219[source]▶
I'm not contradicting you, but it appears that the suicide rate hasn't changed since 2018. See this interactive chart and switch the Injury Type to Suicide:

https://wisqars.cdc.gov/fatal-injury-trends/

That chart shows the rate has hovered around 4000 per month for years. That's 4000 too many, but at least it's not increasing.

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kube-system ◴[20 Dec 24 20:04 UTC] No.42474475[source]▶
That is the raw number, not the rate.

Since the spread of social media, suicide rates are up for children, significantly: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db471.pdf

> The suicide rate for people aged 15–19 did not change significantly from 2001 through 2009, then increased 57% from 2009 through 2017

> For people aged 10–14, the suicide rate tripled from 2007 through 2018

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1. moralestapia ◴[21 Dec 24 06:09 UTC] No.42477836[source]▶
I don't follow.

If the rate has gone and population as well, how come the total number is about the same?

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2. Schiendelman ◴[21 Dec 24 14:37 UTC] No.42479935[source]▶
It decreased for older folks, and there are fewer kids now.
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3. moralestapia ◴[21 Dec 24 15:54 UTC] No.42480350[source]▶
Oh, I see it now. Thanks!