A bi-annual federal survey just released by the Center for Disease Control reveals that Hispanic high school students use drugs and attempt suicide at higher rates than black and white students. Furthermore, while rates of sexual activity are on the decline for black and white students, there is no decline for Hispanic students.
“It’s disheartening that we aren’t seeing progress among Hispanic teens for certain risk factors,” said Howell Wechsler, the director of the CDC’s Division of Adolescent and School Health.