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Saturday, June 28, 2008

Risky Behavior Declines Among Teens

A report released June 4 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that risky behavior among teenagers is declining. The study found that teens today drink, smoke, and have sex less often than their peers did 16 years ago.

"The 2007 national data were collected from 14,041 students who self-reported their behavior and included only blacks, whites and Hispanics because other populations are too few for a representative sample, the CDC said."

The only "red flag" in the CDC's findings concerned Hispanic teens. Though risky behavior declined among the members of this group, Hispanic teens are still at higher risk than their Caucasian or African-American counterparts. Source: USA Today.

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Labels: drinking, risky_behavior, smoking

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Sunday, June 15, 2008

Government Study Says Today's Teens Less Likely to Smoke, Drink, and have Sex

Fewer of today's high school students are smoking, drinking, and having sex than were their counterparts in the 1990s, according to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Cigarette usage is down to 11 percent from 26 percent in 1991. Alcohol use declined from 27 percent to 20 percent today. The percentage of sexually active teens changed from 54 percent in 1991 to 48 percent today. Condom use went up to 61 percent from 46 percent in 1991. Today's teens are also more likely to wear seat belts, the study found.

Labels: drinking, sex, smoking

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