What is the greatest cause of death in the adolescent age group?
a. Cancer.
b. Accidents.
c. Suicide.
d. Alcohol use.
b
Accidents are the number 1 cause of death in the adolescent age group—mainly caused by a tendency for risk-taking
behaviour, together with feelings of indestructibility. (Suicide
is number 2.)
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