Appaling picture of teenage America

[Hydey]

I did a quick survey at the local pub and everyone there had tried alcohol.

[Tingkai]

Originally posted by Dr Strangelove
The most recent figures I've seen from a medical source stated that less than 10% of teens 13 and under had had sex. Less than 45% of teens 15 and under had had sex, so currently most young adults don't have their first sexual encounter until they're 16 or older.

Interesting perspective. Is the glass half full or half empty?

[Hydey]

if the girl is only 13 I bet she is totally full.

[Tingkai]

Originally posted by Hydey
if the girl is only 13 I bet she is totally full.

Groan.

That's got be one of the best, and most disgusting, comeback lines I've seen in a while.

[Hydey]

thanks

[mactbone]

Being only two years removed from High School...
There is a problem, but it is no less a or great a problem than it ever was. Anybody else watched any movies from/about the late 60's or 70's, remember how they portrayed pot-smoking and alcohol as no big deal. Wow, seem a little similar to now? OK, same with sex, except now, we know about all of those STDs that they didn't, we know about all of the consequences of these drugs. The only problem, is that some parents have no clue how to deal with responsibility, and most teachers aren't paid enough for them to care. More and more, the teacher is turning into a someone who just prepares kids for standardized (i.e. good scores = money) tests and parents are busy working or getting divorced or finding a new mate or their sexuality. Our society is much more open about the problems of parents and willing to let them live lives. Unfortunately, kids are being sacrificed for the parents' lives. Be that good or bad, it is happening in some cases. Plus, we don't have idols that are clean cut, most "idols" don't want to be idols, unfortunately they are and should deal with that responsibilty, not brag about having relations with 20,000 women (Wilt the Stilt) or fathering numerous out of wedlock children (Shawn Kemp, my High School's great achievement).

[Jon Miller]

Originally posted by Alexander's Horse
Its not denial - though I plan to be fully in denial when those years come along

Its a well known fact that teenagers exagerate hugely when asked questions about these subjects.

My statistics come from personal knowledge

there were only several hundred kids in my highschool

I had 4 siblings in the 5 grades below mine

and my town is small (probably little over 2000 if that)

Jon Miller

[Asher]

Originally posted by Alexander's Horse
Well that's a very scientific survey

It's a cross-section of the "at risk" demographic we're talking about.

[Asher]

Originally posted by Hydey
I did a quick survey at the local pub and everyone there had tried alcohol.

Surely in Australia or England it wouldn't matter where you did that survey, it'd come back with the same answer.

[Logical Realist]

Sex in the US

I actually think that American religious values causes sex to be abused by pushing it underground and making it sinful. I think a lot less pregnancies and such would happen if it was more acceptable for teens to have sex. And if the teens were better educated on the subject of sexuality. I think sex is a great thing and we, as animals, should embrace nature's gifts. It's like eating, we want to do it and there's no reason people should feel ashamed to. Especially teens who are ready to go.
I think lots of US children a disciplined enough and that its more pushing sex underground which causes problems.


Also in regards to the Columbine thing that was nothing more than common as dirt public hysteria over "the Trench Coat Mafia". The kids didn't even where trench coats while gunning people down(they wore white shirts) also it was never mentioned how other kids would chase them around with cars......guess they forgot that little detail. Anyways the rate of school violence had gone down that year according to FBI reports.There are also more cases of violence at LA ghetto schools than in Columbine but for some reason those don't make major headlines. Interesting.

[Dis]

can someone give me some telephone numbers of loose teenage girls?

[Dis]

BTW I don't believe in most of the crap these conservatives are spilling. Less teenagers are having intercourse. True oral sex has increased dramatically. But this is a good thing . Well not really, it can still spread disease.

As for drug and alcohol use. Drug use has remained fairly constant considering the increase in population. Alcohol use is up though.

[Zealot]

Re: Sex in the US

Originally posted by Logical Realist
I actually think that American religious values causes sex to be abused by pushing it underground and making it sinful. I think a lot less pregnancies and such would happen if it was more acceptable for teens to have sex.
(...)
Especially teens who are ready to go.

Hey guys, I just found a dweeb with his mentality in 1969!
Yeah dude, peace and love! Peace and love!

Hey, if american teenagers are having so many conscience problems because of religion, why won't we make a survey when the teenagers are doing it and ask them if they don't consider it sinful and should stop it right there?

Oh and I loved the "and such" part!

Originally posted by Logical Realist
I think sex is a great thing and we, as animals, should embrace nature's gifts.

We?!?!? Hey if you're an animal in bed, that doesn't mean that every babe wants a man like you! There are also the tender ones...

Originally posted by Logical Realist
I think lots of US children a disciplined enough and that its more pushing sex underground which causes problems.

Like every teen pregnancy happens because it was in their first time, and they didn't know... Yeah, right!


Now seriously, reading your biography, and considering what you wrote in here, I think you have to think a little deeper if you want to be taken serious in threads like this. But you're a newbie, and I don't want to make you feel I'm mocking you, and always will, and such.
Welcome to Apolyton.

Oh, one more thing:
Why do I have the feeling that you had several partners, tried pot, and drank alcohol in high school?

[Saint Marcus]

Statistics on cocaine use just posted today in on of our newspapers.

Amsterdam: 1 in 10 have used cocaine
Rotterdam: 1 in 20 have used cocaine (it said the % was half that of Amsterdam)
San Fransisco: 4 in 10 have used cocaine
Holland, average: 1 in 32 have used cocaine (up from 1 in 40 back in 1992)

The article was about drug (ab)use in Amsterdam, where cocaine is slowly replacing xtc as the main party drug. Though it also said the % of people using it was far less than in SF (4 in 10).

[Saint Marcus]

Stats on marihuana use in holland: 1 in 8