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Abstaining from sexual activity or certain sexual behaviors can certainly eliminate risk. So can eliminating alcohol or drug use that may impair judgment in sexual situations. However, abstinence has its own “failure rates.” It is equally important for people to know how to reduce risk as it is for them to eliminate it.
