Risky business: at-risk behavior dropping among black teens.FEWER BLACK U.S. HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE ENGAGing in certain risky behaviors compared with students of other races, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the 2005 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey The Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) is a biannual survey of adolescent health risk and health protective behaviors such as smoking, drinking, drug use, diet, and physical activity conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. , released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), agency of the U.S. Public Health Service since 1973, with headquarters in Atlanta; it was established in 1946 as the Communicable Disease Center. . Nearly 14,000 U.S. high school students were polled. Compared with whites and Hispanics, black high school students were least likely to use tobacco, alcohol, cocaine cocaine (kōkān`, kō`kān), alkaloid drug derived from the leaves of the coca shrub. A commonly abused illegal drug, cocaine has limited medical uses, most often in surgical applications that take advantage of the fact that, in , and other drugs; were least likely to drive when drinking alcohol; and were more likely to use condoms during sexual intercourse sexual intercourse or coitus or copulation Act in which the male reproductive organ enters the female reproductive tract (see reproductive system). . "Overall, in all substance abuse areas, most kids are less likely to engage in risky behaviors over time," says Renee R Jenkins, M.D., professor and chair of the Department of Pediatrics and Child Health at Howard University Howard University, at Washington, D.C.; coeducational; with federal support. It was founded in 1867 by Gen. Oliver O. Howard of the Freedmen's Bureau, to provide education for newly emancipated slaves. A normal and preparatory department was opened the same year. College of Medicine. "But what's most promising is the usage of condoms by black young males." According to the survey, 42.3% of Hispanics and 37.4% of whites polled said they did not use a condom 1. condom - The protective plastic bag that accompanies 3.5-inch microfloppy diskettes. Rarely, also used of (paper) disk envelopes. Unlike the write protect tab, the condom (when left on) not only impedes the practice of SEX but has also been shown to have a high failure the last time they had sex, compared with 31.1% of blacks. "Black boys do better by using condoms," Jenkins says. "They are getting the message about HIV HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), either of two closely related retroviruses that invade T-helper lymphocytes and are responsible for AIDS. There are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is responsible for the vast majority of AIDS in the United States. and sexually transmitted diseases Sexually transmitted diseases Infections that are acquired and transmitted by sexual contact. Although virtually any infection may be transmitted during intimate contact, the term sexually transmitted disease is restricted to conditions that are largely ." Jenkins attributes the results to national, state, and local programs that educate kids about the dangers of risky behaviors. "These programs help kids develop social competency COMPETENCY, evidence. The legal fitness or ability of a witness to be heard on the trial of a cause. This term is also applied to written or other evidence which may be legally given on such trial, as, depositions, letters, account-books, and the like. 2. skills. Helping young kids contemplate better futures [helps them] make better choices." Are currently sexually active (Had sexual intercourse with 1 person during the 3 months preceding the survey) Black 47.4% Hispanic 35% White 32% Did not use a condom during last sexual intercourse (Among currently sexually active students) Black 31.1% Hispanic 42.3% White 37.4% Lifetime hallucinogenic use (Used hallucinogenic drugs or more times during their life) Black 2.8% Hispanic 9.4% White 9.4% Life inhalant use (Sniffed to get high 1 or more times during their life) Black 6.8% Hispanic 13% White 13.4% Life Cocaine use (Used cocaine 1 or more times during their life) Black 2.3% Hispanic 12.4% White 7.7% Current cigarette use (Smoked cigarettes on 1 or more of the 30 days preceding the survey) Black 12.9% Hispanic 22% White 25.9% Drove when Drinking alcohol (A car or other vehicle 1 or more times during the 30 days preceding the survey) Black 4.9% Hispanic 10.5% White 11.3% Lifetime alcohol use (Drank alcohol 1 or more times during their life) Black 69% Hispanic 79.4% White 75.3% Current alcohol use (Had at least 1 drink of alcohol on 1 or more of the 30 days preceding the survey) Black 31.2% Hispanic 46.8% White 46.4% Episodic Heavy drinking (Had 5 drinks of alcohol in a row on 1 or more of the 30 days preceding the study) Black 11.1% Hispanic 25.3% White 29.9% Watched television 3 hours or more per day (On average school day) Black 64.1% Hispanic 45.8% White 29.2% Did not participate in any vigorous or moderate physical activity (During the 7 days preceding the survey) Black 14.4% Hispanic 10.6% White 8.1% Carries a weapon (A gun, knife, or club on 1 or more of the 30 days preceding the survey) Black 16.4% Hispanic 19% White 18.7% Current marijuana use (Used marijuana 1 or more times during the 30 days preceding the survey) Black 20.4% Hispanic 23% White 20.3% |
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