Page 4, Portland Observer, July 13, 1988
HEALTH-SPECIAL;
A ID S A N D T E E N A G E R S
A ID S A N D ADOLESCENTS
seropositive, which indicates
exposure to HIV.
OVERVIEW
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syn­
drome (AIDS) is now an epidemic
in the United States, and all sectors
of society are being affected. Many
public health officials believe that
teenagers, because of their exper­
imentation with sex and drugs, are
at increasingly high risk of becoming
infected with the Human Immunode­
ficiency Virus (HIV) that causes
AIDS.
S ch o o l h e a lth e d u ca tio n p rogram s
m u st begin to e d u ca te th e nation's
Of recruits aged 21-25, 2.5 per
1000 have been found to be
seropositive
TEENS AT RISK
Sexual Activity
Current Status of AIDS
in the United States
• As of December 14,1987,48,574
cases of AIDS in the United States
had been reported to the Centers
for Disease Control
• The number of AIDS cases involv­
ing heterosexuals is increasing
100% every six months.
• In New York City, AIDS is now the
leading cause of death for women
aged 25-34, and the fourth leading
cause of death for women 15-24.
• An estimated 1-1.5 million Amer­
icans are currently infected with
the virus that causes AIDS.
• It is estimated that by 1991:
Heterosexual transmission will
account for more than 9% of new
AIDS cases in the U.S.
The cumulative number of AIDS
cases in the U.S. will total over
270,000.
The cumulative number of AIDS-
related deaths in the U.S. will total
over 179,000.
AIDS and HIV Infection Among
Teenagers and Young Adults
tercourse.
Not all teenagers are heterosexual,
tiv ity
probably
does
not
involve
behaviors th a t can tra n sm it H IV , some
• Four in ten fem ales become
pregnant before they turn twenty
years old. More than one in every
ten teenage women get pregnant
each year.
peers, and th e y also e d u ca te th e ir sib­
• Ten to tw e n ty-fo u r-ye a r-o ld s
accounted for 62.5% of gonorrhea
cases and 40% of syphilis cases
in 1985.
lings and p a re n ts.
M any young people already have been
a ffe c te d personally by A ID S . T hey m ay
have parents, oth e r fam ily m em bers,
• Of those teen women who use
contraception, only 22% use the
condom, while 78% use methods
which are not as effective in
preventing transmission of the
virus that causes AIDS or other
STDs.
• Each year, one in seven teenag­
ers contracts a sexually transmit­
ted disease.
M ost cases in young adults w e re tra n ­
sm itte d by sexual behaviors or in­
travenous ( IV ) drug use.
The incidence o f HIV infection among
the nation's teenagers is not know n,
how ever, existing seroprevalence data
incficate cause fo r concern. Since O c­
N a tu ro p a th ic m edicine is a w h o l-
istic s y s te m o f m edicine th a t w o rk s
w ith and enhances th e innate p o w e r
o f th e body to heal its e lf. The th e ra ­
pies used g e n tly s tim u la te th is healing
process, so th a t th e body can re sto re
th e h ealthy balance it na tu ra lly seeks.
These na tu ra l th e ra p ie s include n u tri­
tio n , bota n ica l m edicines (herbs and
as general p ra c titio n e rs , and th e re fo re
tre a t m o st a cu te and chronic illnesses
in persons o f all age groups. T h e y use
m odern diagnostic techniques includ­
ing all la b o ra to ry se rvice s, and w o rk
w ith o th e r health ca re p ra c titio n e rs in
th e best in te re st o f th e pa tie n t.
N a tu ro p a th ic d o c to rs are fu lly licen­
m edicines w h ic h aim to tre a t th e
underlying cause o f disease. C oun­
ced as physicians, and m any insurance
policies w ill co ve r th e ir s e rv ic e s .
D r. S uzanne S copes is a n a tu ro ­
p a th ic physician p ra cticin g in S o u th ­
seling on h e a lth y living habits, including
east P ortland. S he specialized in n u tri­
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m e n t, is an in te g ra l p a rt o f learning
tio n , b otanical and hom eopathic m edi­
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herbal e x tra c ts ),
and hom eopathic
h o w to s ta y w e ll, th e goal o f preven­
cine and w o m e n 's health care.
tiv e m edicine.
N a tu ro p a th ic physicians are tra in e d
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of high school seniors report th e y have
used heroin, and use is higher among
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have used IV drugs.
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rape victim s are adolescent fem ales.
runaw ays are involved in illegal activities
fe c te d w ith th e v iru s as te e n a g e rs.
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p e rce n t o f all te e n s c u rre n tly are being
abused, and m ore th a n one-half o f all
such as
drug
use,
prostitution,
solicitation, and drug tra ffic k in g . A n
20s, m any o f w h o m no doubt w e re in­
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source o f transm ission. It is d ifficu lt to
e s tim a te th e num ber o f te e n s w h o are
sexually abused. One study found 3
have been in fe c te d .
Young people are at an increasingly
high risk o f con tra ctin g HIV and
been diagnosed w ith A ID S . H o w e v e r,
o n e -fifth o f people w ith A ID S are in their
M in o r ity A ID S P ro g ra m
of it undoubtedly does.
Sexual abuse is another potential
te a c h e r, or frie n d s w h o are, w ill or
becoming ill w ith A ID S . A s o f D ecem ­
ber 1987, only 200 U .S . teenagers had
M s . L a u r e tta S la u g h te r - N e w D ir e c t o r - S ta t e o f O r e g o n
sey h s titu te estim ates fo u r in 10 teen
duce panic surrounding th e disease.
T e e n a g e rs a re fo rm in g life tim e
and sexual behaviors.
T e enagers are th e m ajor so u rce o f
h e a lth -re la te d in fo rm a tio n fo r th e ir
• Nearly one-half — 5 to 10 million
— of all people treated for sexually
transmitted diseases (STSs) are
younger than 25.
and some teens experim ent w ith same
sex and opposite sex partners. The K in ­
males have experim ented w ith same
sex partners. Though m ost o f this a c­
• One in six sexually active high
school girls has had at least four
different sexual partners.
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
against HIV infection during sexual in­
A ID S , and e d u ca tio n u rg e n tly is need­
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A ID S because th e y engage in risky
6.5 million males — eight of every
ten by age 20.
• As of December 14, 1987, 200
cases of AIDS among teenagers
aged 13-19 were reported to the
Drug Use
Centers for Disease Control. Of
• In a 1986 study conducted for the
these, 45% are White, 33.5% are
National Institute on Drug Abuse,
Black, 19% are Hispanic, and
1.1% of U.S. high school seniors
2.5% are of other races.
reported that they have used
• Over one-fifth of people with AIDS
heroin.
are aged 20-29. Because of the
• Nearly 30% of all students will
long latency period for the virus,
drop out before high school gra­
many of these people were prob­
duation, and youth who have
ably infected as teenagers.
dropped out of high school have
• Since October 1985, the United
higher rates of I.V. drug use than
States Army has routinely tested
those in school.
applicants for HIV exposure.
• A conservative estimate is that
Of recruits aged 17-20, 0.6 per
200,000 American teens have
1000 have been found to be
used I.V. drugs.
• ( r y \h il\ t in t i
those w h o use co ntraception use con­
doms, th e only existing protection
T e enagers are exposed to a barrage
o f m is in fo rm a tio n about se xu a lity and
5 million females — seven of
every ten by age 20.
sexually active teens use contraception
regularly, and less than one-quarter of
ado lesce n ts abo u t A ID S . Teenagers
rte e d th is in fo rm a tio n because:
Thousands o f te e n a g e rs are a t risk
sexual behaviors, d ru g use, or bo th .
• In the United States today, 11.5
million teenagers between 13 and
19 years of age have had sexual
intercourse:
year. One in seven teens c o n tra cts a
S T D annually.
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