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STD Prevention

Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention on College Campuses

College campuses are a breeding ground for sexually transmitted diseases. Students are free to do what they want and make their own decisions; for the first time in many studentsâ€™ lives, parents are not behind the studentsâ€™ decisions. Most high school seniors expect that college will be a big party, filled with late nights, alcohol, and no supervision. But what they donâ€™t realize is that drinking and partying can lead to risky sexual behavior, which can put you at great risk for contracting a sexual transmitted disease.

According to Joseph Califano, former United States secretary of health, â€œdrinking and doing drugs often leads young people to engage in more sexual activity than they intended to partake in, and more importantly, to unprotected sex.â€ (ABC NEWS)


No matter how well police departments and stores enforce the legal drinking age, underage alcohol use (as well as legal alcohol â€œover useâ€) will be a problem. Some believe that alcohol is an inexpensive way to drown your problems, become more social, and fit in. It is a fact that alcohol can cause inhabitations to be lowered. Thus, after having a few drinks, many students do things they would not other wise do. According to a random survey, done by the Kaiser Family Foundation, of 1,200 adolescents and young adults, (ages 13 to 24) â€œ29 percent of sexually active 15-24 year olds say they have â€œdone moreâ€ sexually than they had planned while drinking or using drugs,â€ additionally, â€œ74 percent say their peers â€œoften do not use condoms when they are drinking or using drugs.â€

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