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What are “risky behaviors?

April 26, 2017behaviors risky

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What are “risky behaviors?

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Risky behaviors are activities that can greatly increase the chance of a person being harmed. Five common risky behaviors for adolescents have been identified by leading governmental medical sources: tobacco, drugs, alcohol, sex and violence. Involvement in any of these behaviors can often lead to involvement in the others with hard lessons learned and possible life changing results.

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• Any activity that may put you at risk for HIV or sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), including having unprotected oral, anal and/or vaginal sex; improper use of a condom, sharing needles, having multiple sex or drug-sharing partners, having sex under the influence of drugs or alcohol, having an STD or having a partner with an STD, or having sex with anyone who has practiced any of these behaviors.