Survey: Florida Teens Believe Drinking Bleach & Mt. Dew Will Prevent HIV & Pregnancy - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Zoneboy · 04-03-2008, 12:00 PM

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ORLANDO, Fla. -- A recent survey that found some Florida teens believe drinking a cap of bleach will prevent HIV and a shot of Mountain Dew will stop pregnancy has prompted lawmakers to push for an overhaul of sex education in the state.

The survey showed that Florida teens also believe that smoking marijuana will prevent a person from getting pregnant.

State lawmakers said the myths are spreading because of Florida's abstinence-only sex education, Local 6 reported.

They are proposing a bill that would require a more comprehensive approach, the report said.

It would still require teaching abstinence but students would also learn about condoms and other methods of birth control and disease prevention.

The bill just passed its first vote in a committee, Local 6 reported.

Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.

junecleaver · 04-03-2008, 12:50 PM

Oh my, where has the common sense gone in this world. These are the same people who believe things like weight loss pills work. The truth is, if these methods did work, then we wouldn't have a problem with HIV/AIDS or unwanted pregnancies and I can't believe these teens are stupid enough to believe that.

Lhomme couture · 04-03-2008, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by junecleaver

Oh my, where has the common sense gone in this world. These are the same people who believe things like weight loss pills work. The truth is, if these methods did work, then we wouldn't have a problem with HIV/AIDS or unwanted pregnancies and I can't believe these teens are stupid enough to believe that.

Bleach does kill the HIV/AIDS virus, but it will NOT help anyone who ingests bleach into their system by either prevention or cure.

I've often wondered to myself if we know bleach can kill the virus, can this lead to research into something that does? Obviously teens in their naïveté will believe falsehoods as ridiculous as some seem to us.

catlover79 · 04-03-2008, 01:33 PM

Ay carumba!!

Nighthawk76 · 04-03-2008, 01:38 PM

Why am I not surprised?

When I read stories like this I really am glad that I am 31. Being a teen in the late 80's and the first half of the 90's was difficult enough. I'm not sure I could survive in the teenage work of the 21st century,

AB · 04-03-2008, 03:02 PM

Holy Cow, where do the kids come up with this stuff?

junecleaver · 04-03-2008, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Crazy for Blair

Why am I not surprised?

When I read stories like this I really am glad that I am 31. Being a teen in the late 80's and the first half of the 90's was difficult enough. I'm not sure I could survive in the teenage work of the 21st century,

It was easy for me (teen of the 2000's), i just kept to myself and didn't listen to anyone. There will always be stupid myths like this in life, teens just need to learn not to listen to just anyone and avoid people who spread these myths.

catlover79 · 04-03-2008, 03:49 PM

Mountain Dew now, huh? I thought it was Sprite that was supposed to prevent pregnancy.

Zoneboy · 04-03-2008, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

Mountain Dew now, huh? I thought it was Sprite that was supposed to prevent pregnancy.

That's true, Sprite is an acronym for:

Stopping Pregnancy Requires Ingesting The Elixir.

catlover79 · 04-03-2008, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Zoneboy

That's true, Sprite is an acronym for:

Stopping Pregnancy Requires Ingesting The Elixir.

Superstar · 04-03-2008, 04:28 PM

..wait, so it's not true?!

Augustus McCrae · 04-03-2008, 04:35 PM

WOW!

Some of the things that people come up with.

dawsongirl · 04-03-2008, 04:49 PM

Sure...drinking bleach will prevent AIDS. It also prevents your life...and if you have no life, you have no AIDS! Seems simple to me!

And duh! It's common knowledge that embryos HATE Mt. Dew. They refuse to grow in a Mt. Dew infested environment.

Hollow · 04-03-2008, 06:04 PM

teenagers are stupid.

TJL · 04-03-2008, 06:09 PM

A billion pages of information available on the internet, and people are still listening to some story thier friend heard from a guy.

Get off the YouTube and start reading kids.

04-03-2008, 12:00 PM	#1
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junecleaver Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 28, 2003 Location: i'm a southerner! :D Posts: 1,298	Oh my, where has the common sense gone in this world. These are the same people who believe things like weight loss pills work. The truth is, if these methods did work, then we wouldn't have a problem with HIV/AIDS or unwanted pregnancies and I can't believe these teens are stupid enough to believe that.

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Nighthawk76 Rachel Berry Forum Celebrity Join Date: Feb 28, 2003 Location: Illinois Posts: 23,254	Why am I not surprised? When I read stories like this I really am glad that I am 31. Being a teen in the late 80's and the first half of the 90's was difficult enough. I'm not sure I could survive in the teenage work of the 21st century,

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AB Member Eternal Member Forum Icon Join Date: Dec 26, 2006 Location: The South Posts: 59,428	Holy Cow, where do the kids come up with this stuff?

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catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,392	Mountain Dew now, huh? I thought it was Sprite that was supposed to prevent pregnancy.

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Superstar Member Forum Icon Join Date: Dec 08, 2003 Posts: 63,316	..wait, so it's not true?!

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Augustus McCrae Member Forum Regular Join Date: Feb 04, 2008 Posts: 562	WOW! Some of the things that people come up with.

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dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,140	Sure...drinking bleach will prevent AIDS. It also prevents your life...and if you have no life, you have no AIDS! Seems simple to me! And duh! It's common knowledge that embryos HATE Mt. Dew. They refuse to grow in a Mt. Dew infested environment.

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Hollow Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Dec 16, 2001 Posts: 30,406	teenagers are stupid.