Straight Talk (On the Issues No One Wants to Talk About)

  • Who influences your decisions about sex? The media? Your friends? Your teachers? Your parents?
  • Being sexually active increases your chances of becoming a teen parent. Nearly 1 out of every 3 female teens have been pregnant. More than 1 out of every 8 male teens have gotten a female pregnant.
  • Being sexually active increases your chances of getting a Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD). Did you know that there are at least 25 different STDs, and that these are the most common infectious disease in the US? 19 million Americans get a new STD infection each year.
  • Are you willing to give up your goals and dreams? Your health? Your independence? Your plans to complete high school and go onto college?

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