Drunken teenagers indulge in risky sex

London: The drinking pattern of teenagers is being monitored by general practioners for youngsters admit going further than intended once they’re drunk.
According to the Royal College of Physicians, excessive drinking and sex was a "cocktail" for teenage pregnancies and infections, the Daily Mail quoted the college as stating in a report. Teenagers' drinking habits are making them indulge in sex beyond their desire, causing an epidemic of risky sex.
The college stated that one million teenagers attend sexual health clinics annually to get free contraception, the morning-after pill or to undergo tests and treatment for sexually transmitted infections.
The college has urged the practitioners and nurses to keep a tab about the drinking habits of teenagers when they turn up to sexual health clinics for contraception or the morning-after pill.
They’ve highlighted research showing that a fifth of 14 and 15-year-old girls said they became more sexually active than they wanted to while drunk. Apart from that, more than 80 percent of 16 to 30-year-olds said they drank before sexual activity.
The college said this provides doctors and nurses with a key opportunity to find out about youngsters' drinking habits and warn them about the dangers of going overboard.

 

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