Suicide is the act of killing one's self intentionally. Everyone in society has a role to play in preventing suicide, whether it may be government organizations, friends and family members or even faith groups.
How does this affect society?
When we as part of society lose people through suicide, it burdens society because there could be potential value in individuals who commits suicide, especially to the workforce.
Suicide occurs for a number of reasons, some of these reasons are:
* Depression
* Decrease in potential production affects society's productivity. Persons who could be of potential value to society are lost to suicide and somehow manage to hurt society.
* Psychological disorder
* Drug abuse
* Low tolerance for crisis
* Having less people to govern can and will have a direct impact on society. If there is a decrease in population due to suicide, then this can cause under population of a country.
Alternative lifestyle can be defined as a type of lifestyle, that is lived outside the norm of society. In recent times, some alternative lifestyles are viewed as being the norm, based on influences from within society.
Most persons may choose to live a simpler life,by giving up possessions of power and things, to live in what some may consider as less fortunate lifestyles.
Lifestyles considered to be alternative
* Use of only herbal medicines * Living in the wilderness * Less communication with people * Leading an occult lifestyle * Shunning of Technology All the above affects society in numerous ways such as: * Taxation * Rules and Laws of society * Social Cohesion
Human Trafficking is the movement of persons from their place of residence to a place where they are sexually,verbally and physically abused, and also forced against their will to work.
Trafficking in humans are one of the largest illegal industry within the world apart from drugs.
Children are more at risk than anyone else, as they are more susceptible to these kinds of abuse, mainly because of: * Poverty
* Physical abuse * Sexual abuse * Drug abuse * Criminal gangs *Alcohol Addiction Substance Abuse is the constant use of a drug in large quantity, which leads to serious disorders that may cause harm to the body, abuse of others or themselves. These type of drugs are those that alter the physical or mental state of a person. Though substances like tobacco and alcohol are legal, you may find that they have serious implications on the persons health. The tobacco can cause cancer of the throat or lungs as well as risk of heart disease. Alcohol can be addictive to the detriment of the person's health, this may cause: * Increased risk of cancer * Depression * Damaged liver and pancreas * Insomnia * Poor judgment * Alcohol poisoning
