Teens‚ Sex‚ Condoms Teenagers having sex these days is about as common as teenagers participating in extracurricular activities‚ it’s become the new sport that most teens are eager to try for pleasure and fun. When thinking about sex all one thinks about is the feeling of right now not the consequences of later. Every day thousands of teenagers are putting themselves at risk for pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases‚ many sexually active teens will most likely have sex with or without
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sexually active. Being sexually active then puts teenage women at the risk of becoming pregnant. Teenage pregnancies have constantly been a problem in the United States. Not only does teen pregnancies affect the mother and the child‚ they also affect the American society as a whole. Nonetheless‚ the high rates of teen pregnancies can be decreased. The use of contraceptives such as birth control and/or condoms are both solutions to help reduce the number of teenage pregnancies. Having the parents sit
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Until the mid-1990s‚ all it took for most teens to get their license was reaching their 16th birthday‚ a written exam and a road test. Teens were free to drive anywhere‚ any time with anyone. Although‚ times have changed. Now graduated driver ’s license laws appear to be saving young lives. States all over the U.S. are going to the graduated driving system. Although some people say it is unbeneficial‚ others beg to differ. Some say that laws that restrict 16-year-old drivers from carrying passengers
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Today drivers are accumulating more and more unsafe habits with their vehicles. In my family numerous of people have bad driving habits from my grandpa to my cousin. A lot of them tend to constantly forget about safe driving habits. Although some realize they have these problems most still continue to break laws and put the people they love or don’t even know lives in jeopardy. We all know that a door unlocked is a quick access to your vehicles. Meisha a cousin of mine learned the first rule
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Amber M. Morgan Claudia M. Matz ENG 100-622 9/22/14 Troubles of a Teenage Boy There’s a cigarette bud next to my right foot‚ also the essence of marijuana. James‚ my brother‚ a scrawny 16-year-old Caucasian male and a group of tall‚ buff African American guys come down the driveway. James tells one of the fellas to “roll up” another one; he decides to do it in my enclosed porch. Then Amy‚ my mother‚ comes outside and asks‚ “Is that what I think it is‚ because if so you can leave my property
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Preventing Alcoholism among the Youth The debate over whether the legal drinking age should be lowered or remain the same is an ongoing battle. At the age of twenty-one‚ it is studied that the mind is finished with its natural process of development. It is less likely that alcohol can damage the development of the brain as compared to the brain of an eighteen year old who has yet to finish maturing. The legal drinking age should not be lowered due to the fact at a younger age; people are less tolerant
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in December 2005. It was described as THE COMMUNAL VIOLENCE (PREVENTION‚ CONTROL AND REHABILITATION OF VICTIMS) BILL‚ 2005. Official declaration described this bill as‚"A bill to empower the Sate Governments and the Central Government to take measures to provide for the prevention and control of communal violence which threatens the secular fabric‚ unity‚ integrity and internal security of the nation and rehabilitation of victims of such violence and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto
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Teen Cosmetic Surgery Cosmetic Surgery is often done to improve physical flaws or to achieve an ideality in society. In the United States‚ cosmetic surgery is an important concern. Nearly 219‚000 procedures were performed as of 2010 (“Plastic Surgery” 1). The risks involved with cosmetic surgery can sometimes lead to death. Many scientists believe that cosmetic surgery is dangerous for developing teenagers. However‚ others say that teens can gain confidence from cosmetic surgery and it can
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Lauren Ries 4/24/2014 PEDS elective Teens and the misuse of prescription drugs: evidence-based recommendations to curb a growing societal problem This article looks at the growing problem of misuse of prescription drug abuse among teens in the United States. This trend is studied and analyzed to see what are the most effective ways at preventing this problem. Prescription drug abuse has been on a frighteningly dramatic incline since the early 2000’s and is growing every year. The drugs
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consequences for teen sex are? In 2009‚ 46% of high school students had sexual intercourse and only 38.9% used a condom. In 2006‚ an estimated 5‚259 people (ages 13-24) were diagnosed with HIV/AIDS. Although only 13% of teens have ever had vaginal sex by age 15‚ sexual activity is common by the late teen years. By their 19th birthday‚ seven in 10 teens of both sexes have had intercourse. Being sexually active as a teen is unacceptable. Some important reasons why being sexually active as a teen are teen pregnancy
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