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Sexting high among black, Hispanic teens; experts disagree on impact

More than 20 percent of black and Hispanic teens say they have used their cellphones to send a "sext" message showing a nude or semi-nude photo or video of themselves to another person, and more than 30 percent say they have received such sext messages, according to a new study.

 

FBI plagued by 'rash of sexting'

It sounds like the plot of a bad movie. Bugging your boss' office. Sending naked photos around to co-workers.

 

Teens who use smartphones may engage in more sex

A new study finds that teens who had access to the Internet on their cellphones were more than twice as likely to engage in sex with a person they met online compared with those without access to the Internet on their phones.

 

Sex, drugs more common in hyper-texting teens

Sex, drugs more common in hyper-texting teens

Teens who text 120 times a day or more — and there seems to be a lot of them — are more likely to have had sex or used alcohol and drugs than kids who don't send as many messages, according to provocative new research.

 

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