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Abstract: 

The national schoolbased Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), conducted by CDC with the assistance of education and health agencies, has been undertaken biennially since 1991 to project the direction of long-term health trends, including behaviors that involve sexual activity among young people. The report has successfully called attention to risky behaviors, serving to focus attention on new areas of concern as they emerge, notably the interaction of sexual activity and alcohol and drug use. The article highlights portions of the most recent report.

Keywords: STDs; HIV; marijuana; sexual intercourse; binge drinking; pregnancy

Affiliations:  1: John Jay College of Criminal Justice.