Is it easy to be a victim of peer pressure?
They say that peer pressure can lead to underage drinking, experimenting with drugs, unprotected sex, etc, etc. How influential do you think peer pressure is on daily decision making for teens? Do you feel pressured to fit-in and do things…
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Is Sex-Ed Working?
Sex-Ed is designed to inform students about sexual intercourse and the risks of having unprotected sex, reducing unexpected pregnancies, etc, etc. What did you think of your sex-ed course? Was it informative? Do you think public education should reconsider how…
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Everyone’s doing it, right? — Teen study on sex yields interesting results
Sex — everyone is doing it, right? The general public perception is that more and more teenagers are having sex; however a new study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is proving otherwise. The findings from the…
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Justin Bieber denies secret child
Does Justin Bieber have a “bastard” child? Bieber is vigorously denying claims made by a 20 year-old California woman who says the teen star is the father of her newborn baby. A publicist for Bieber said in a statement: While…
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What is Binge Drinking?
Binge drinking is defined as “drinking alcoholic beverages with the primary intention of becoming intoxicated by heavy consumption of alcohol over a short period of time.” If you want to put a number to binge drinking some technically define it…
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
STD stands for sexually transmitted diseases. Regardless of the number of safe sex practices used, it is still possible for partners to infect each other with STDs. The risk becomes substantially higher if one or both partners have had intercourse with…
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