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CNN News June 14, 2018

Fewer teens having sex and using drugs, CDC survey finds | CNN

Among US teens, sex and drugs are on the decline, but suicidal ideation and bullying are not, according to a new report on the CDC's Youth Risk Behavior Survey.

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Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance - United States, 2017

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Results from the 2017 national YRBS indicated that many high school students are engaged in health-risk behaviors associated with the leading causes of death among person …

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