> Survey: Fla. Teens Believe Drinking Bleach Will Prevent HIV
> Some Teens Also Believe Mountain Dew Will Stop Pregnancy
>
> POSTED: 1:54 pm EDT April 2, 2008
> UPDATED: 4:34 pm EDT April 2, 2008
>
> 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.
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>
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> 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.
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