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Boston’s New Safe Sex Campaign – On Target, or Not? Teens Weigh In

August 10th, 2009 by Teen Contributor · No Comments · Teen Talk

By Remy Marin The rate of infection of some sexually transmitted diseases – specifically Chlamydia – is more than double the national average for Boston teens between the ages of 15 and 19 years. But a new safe sex campaign by the Boston Public Health Commission hopes to harness the power of social networking – [...]

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Teens and Tweens Need Sex Ed, Says This Teen

April 13th, 2009 by Teen Contributor · No Comments · Teen Talk

By Kendall Stewart As a teen-ager, I think that teaching abstinence in schools doesn’t work. Schools with a health education program that promotes abstinence aren’t really teaching anything at all – I think they’re avoiding the problem and sweeping it under the rug. But as history proves, avoiding a problem doesn’t make it go away, [...]

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