<![CDATA[15 Percent Of Teens Think They'll Die Young]]>

1.0 link 222136 <![CDATA[15 Percent Of Teens Think They'll Die Young]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/29/15-percent-of-teens-think_n_222136.html CHICAGO — A surprising number of teenagers _ nearly 15 percent _ think they're going to die young, leading many to drug use, suicide attempts and other unsafe behavior, new research suggests.

The study, based on a survey of more than 20,000 kids, challenges conventional wisdom that says teens engage in risky behavior because they think they're invulnerable to harm. Instead, a sizable number of teens may take chances "because they feel hopeless and figure that not much is at stake,"...

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