vijayawada a suicide could either be a spur of the moment thing or a decision that has been nurtured by the individual for days on end aver experts the reasons might vary but there is no doubt that the number of such cases is rising in the city according to national crime records bureaus ncrb report on accidents and suicides in 2014 289 people ended their life here in the 12month period though the number might be miniscule when compared to megacities like bengaluru and chennai the fact that vijayawada witnessed an increase in the number of suicides from 2013 even as the scenario across the state was entirely different is a cause of concern while andhra pradesh posted a staggering 582 per cent decline in the number of suicides 14607 in 2013 compared to 6101 in 2014 the city saw an increase of 165 per cent the number was 248 in 2013 what is most alarming that 62 percent of people who committed suicide here were adolescents and young adults 1530 years experts say so many cases are being reported because of domestic disputes their claim is supported by the ncrb data according to the report family problems and illness are major causes of the suicides followed by unemployment love affairs drug addiction and failure in examination the most common methods of ending life are by hanging 418 per cent and consuming poison 26 per cent in 118 cases 82 male and 36 female the investigators found family problems was the predominant factor while 82 53 male and 29 female gave up on life as they had chronic diseases or incurable ailments the ncrb report busts a popular conception that generally women commit suicide the report says that 80 per cent of the cases reported from the city were of men who suffered from depression psychiatrist dr vishal indla told toi that many in the 1530 year age group are unaware how to cope with failure or heartbreak as adolescents and teenagers cannot withstand pressure they are wilting under it now in the times of virtual relationships social networking people dont know who to rely on in adversity and are hence resorting to suicides he opined dr vishal said that there is an increasing disconnect between adolescents and parents which widens when the former become young adults as the distance widens they dont have any one to fall back on nor does our education system teach anything about coping mechanisms instead there are instances 5 suicides where students ended their lives after failing in examination this clearly shows that the system is at fault he said incidentally numbers reported from the city in the past 67 months do not paint a bright picture statistics collated by the central crime records bureau ccrb until april 2015 reveal that 83 vijayawadites have already given up on life this year