Hyper-texting Leading to Increase of Smoking, Drinking, Sexual Activity Amongst Teens

According to this article, a study by the Case Western Reserve School of Medicine links poor health behaviors like drinking, smoking and sexual activity to hyper-texting and hyper-networking amongst teens. Hyper-texting is defined as sending more than 120 messages a day and hyper-networking is defined as spending more than 3 hours a day on social network sites. 

According to the study, those teens who hyper-text are

-- two times more likely to have tried alcohol

-- nearly three-and-a-half times more likely to have had sex

-- 40 percent more likely to have tried cigarettes

-- 41 percent more likely to have used illicit drugs

-- 43 percent more likely to be binge drinkers

-- 55 percent more likely to have been in a physical fight

-- 90 percent more likely to report four or more sexual partners

Those teens who hyper-network are 

-- 60 percent more likely to report four or more sexual partners

-- 62 percent more likely to have tried cigarettes

-- 69 percent more likely to be binge drinkers

-- 69 percent more likely to have had sex

-- 79 percent more likely to have tried alcohol

-- 84 percent more likely to have used illicit drugs

-- 94 percent more likely to have been in a physical fight