"Abstinence Only Education Failing: Teens Think Bleach Prevents HIV."

Hard to believe kids can be so dumb in the age of the internet. But still, you only know - up till a certain age, leastways - what you're taught. The level of stupidity is mind boggling, though.

Crooks and Liars » Abstinence Only Education Failing: Teens Think Bleach Prevents HIV:

"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.

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."