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It is estimated that teen girls who binge drink are 63% more likely to become teenage mothers.2
Teen Sex & Drugs
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Teen Sex & Drugs
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Teen sex and drugs are a scary issue. Read below to get the facts and learn the risks. Then, make the right decision for you and your future.
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Teens who have used marijuana are four times more likely to have been pregnant or to have gotten someone pregnant than teens who have never smoked pot.1
More than 1/3 of sexually active teens and young adults report that alcohol or drug use has influenced decisions to do something sexual..1
Compared to teens with no sexually active friends, teens who report half or more of their friends are sexually active are more than 6 times more likely to drink alcohol; 31 times more likely to get drunk; and 22 times more likely to have tried marijuana; and more than 5 times more likely to smoke.1
24% of teens reported that the use of alcohol or drugs led them to do more sexually than they had planned.3
1. National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign
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2. T.S. Dee (2001) "The Effects of Minimum Legal Drinking Ages on Teen Childbearing" The Journal of Human Resources 36, no.4: 824-838
3. "Millions of Young People Mix Sex with Alcohol and Drugs - With Dangerous Consequences." The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation and The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse. Columbia University, New York, 6 February 2002.