9th Grade Health

This interesting and relevant article was published in the Anchorage daily news a year ago: http://www.adn.com/life/health/story/1040291.html What do you think after hearing/reading about this?  Do you think that teens should be able to get tested for STD’s or get condoms without a parents consent?  Explain why or why not.

Other than pregnancy and sexually transmitted disease, what are some of the problems that can arise from teens having sex? Explain your answer.

According to the Center for Disease Control Youth Risk Behavior Survey of teenagers in the US, “47 percent of high school students were sexually active in 2003.” “The percentage of high school students who have had sexual intercourse increases by grade. In 2003, 62 percent of 12thgraders had had sexual intercourse, compared with 33 percent [...]

Do you think that giving out birth control (such as condoms) & teaching about sex encourage teens to have sex?  Explain your answer.

Do you think that learning about sexual reproduction in school is important AND if so what age should it start at and why?

You have just learned a lot of information about different drugs of abuse.  Which drug that you learned about scares you the most based on what you learned?  Explain why in detail.

Do you think that drug education will effect teen’s decisions about using drugs?  Explain why or why not.

In professional sports, athletes are frequently given random drug tests.  Do you think high schools should randomly drug test their athletes?  Explain why or why not.

Do you think that laws governing nicotine & tobacco should be changed, considering what we have learned about the addictiveness of nicotine and the harms of tobacco use?  Explain in detail.

You have learned a little about the different categories of drugs and examples of drugs in these categories.  Which drugs that you have read about (or heard about) do you think are the most addictive for a person?  Explain your answer.