What do you really know about sex...?
If you are sexually active or thinking about having sex, consider these stats:
- 14% of high school students have four or more sex partners. This is significant
- because it means when you have sexual intercourse, you are having sex with that
person and indirectly every other person your sex partner has had sex with.
- 1/4 of all sexually active high school students use alcohol or drugs during sex.
Just as marijuana is a gateway drug, sexual activity can open the door to other
at-risk behaviors.
- 1/2 of all abortions occur among women under age 25
- Adolescents account for 4 million of the 15 million cases of sexually
transmitted infections (STI) in the U.S.
- By the age 18, 60% of teens have had sexual intercourse and 25% of them
will have contracted a STI without knowing it.
- In the state of Missouri, Jackson County ranks #2 in reported cases of
Chlamydia and Gonorrhea.
Quote for the Week
"Character is what you do when nobody's looking."
- J.C. Watts
Fun Fact
"Father of the country and architect of independence George Washington held his
first public office at the tender age of 17. He continued in public service until his
death in 1799."
-10 Surprising Facts About the Fourth of July