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Teen Sex & Drugs: More of a Link Than You May Think
You've heard it before... someone goes out, gets high on marijuana, lowers their boundaries and does something they really, really regret afterwards. Unfortunately, this happens more than you think. |
According to the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University:
- Teens who use drugs are 5 times more likely to have sex than are those teens who do not use drugs. (CASA).
- 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. (CASA)
- More than 1/3 of sexually active teens and young adults report that alcohol or drug use has influenced a decision to do something sexual. (CASA, the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)).
Knowledge is power. Learn about how marijuana affects you and how other teens are protecting themselves through abstinence, and what can happen if you don't.
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