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Sex Drugs and Texting

Posted by samzenpus on from the busy-hands-are-happy-hands dept.

statesman writes "The Associated Press reports that teens who text frequently are three and a half times more likely to have sex. A survey of 4,200 public high school students in the Cleveland area found that one in five students sent more than 120 text messages a day or spent more than 3 hours a day on Facebook. Students in this group were much more likely to have sex. Alcohol and drug use also correlate with frequent texting and heavy Facebook use."

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  1. Re:Both are caused by an active social life by characterZer0 · · Score: 3, Informative

    I'll be the first to say it: Correlation does not imply causation.

    Only in those words. The second line of the article is:

    The study's authors aren't suggesting that "hyper-texting" leads to sex, drinking or drugs, but say it's startling to see an apparent link between excessive messaging and that kind of risky behavior.

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  2. Re:Sex and texting by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    Agreed, Alcohol is much worse than other drugs.

  3. Re:Shocking... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    In other news, hermits, agoraphobes, and other people with shy demeanor are less promiscuous than normal people.

  4. Re:Shocking... by Unkyjar · · Score: 3, Informative

    I don't know what you're talking about...sex and drugs/alcohol have always been the activities of the popular crowd.