Health Literacy Series: Teen Dating Violence Prevention

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Post -Test 1.

One in three adolescents in the U.S. is a victim of emotional, physical or sexual abuse from a dating partner.

2.

Only 33% of teens who were in a violent relationship ever told anyone about the abuse.

3.

Dating abuse affects around 1.5 million teens annually.

4.

Nearly seventeen (17) percent of U.S. high school students indicated that they had used prescription drugs without a doctor's prescription at some point in their lifetime.

5.

An estimated six (6) percent of 12- to 17-year-olds misused prescription drugs -- such as pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants and sedatives -- in the past year.


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