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Two stories in the news today highlight why the U.S. is so screwed up when it comes to sex and prevention:
Reuters reports that the CDC has announced that the STD crisis in the U.S. has hit record levels with syphilis and Chlamydia leading the way and gonorrhea remaining at alarming levels. Almost 19 million new STD infections occur each year with nearly half among young people age 15-24.
Meanwhile, the Dallas Morning News reports that the Dallas County Commissioners narrowly approved the distribution of free condoms but limited the distribution to “high risk” zip codes, mainly areas with high HIV rates. Commissioners expressed concern about distribution in high schools despite the fact that teens account for half of all STD’s and the urging of the American Medical Association to make condoms available in all U.S. high schools.
Why do we keep tip toeing around the issue of prevention? Could it be that fear, shame, and denial continue to trump prevention and basic common sense? No wonder why the U.S. has the highest rates of STD’s in the developed world except for Russia and Romania!
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