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According to a blurb posted this week on the U.S. News and World Report website, teens who use the networking site MySpace are utilizing it to discuss some important issues including substance abuse. A new study being published this month in the journal Archives of Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine indicates that approximately 54 percent of young people who spend time on MySpace frequently discuss such issues as sexual behavior, violence, or substance abuse.

One of the studies, conducted by researchers at Seattle Children's Research Institute, reviewed 500 randomly selected MySpace profiles of 18-year-olds. According to the results of the study, 41 percent referred to substance abuse issues, 24 percent mentioned sexual activity, and 14 percent mentioned teen violence. The study also found that references to sexual behavior were more common among teenagers who reported sexual orientations other than "straight" and that males were more likely to refer to violence.

(Source: health.usnews.com)

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