New Haven Independent

Study: Different Teens, Different Health Risks

by Paul Bass | April 5, 2007 4:13 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

White teens in Connecticut are more likely to smoke or drink; black and Latino high-schoolers are more likely “to engage in risky sexual behaviors, be depressed, fail to wear seat belts, and be overweight.” Those findings come from a newly released study commissioned by Connecticut Voices for Children. Click here for details from the group’s press release. Click here to read the report itself.

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