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Boys commit suicide more than girls, but no one is immune.
About 9 percent said they had tried. Youth suicide rate is believed to be rising in part because the tools have become easier to get. Boys often use firearms, girls usually take pills. The pressures of modern life, competition for good grades and violence in the media also may be factors.