"It's Smart To Wait" is an Abstinence Only until Marriage educational program presented to schools, churches, youth groups, parent groups and health fairs.

        PRESENTATION TOPICS

• Abstinence vs. Safe Sex

• Reasons Teens Don't Wait

• Bonding

• Renewed Virginity

• Temptation and Self-Control

• Boundary Setting

• Healthy Relationships

• Consequences

• Refusal Skills

• Planning Ahead

· STDs are the most common diseases in America next to
  the common cold and flu.

· More than 1 in 5 Americans are presently infected with an
  STD

· 15 million people become newly infected with STDs yearly
  - 41,000 per day.

· STDs infect 3.75 million teenagers each year, over 10,000
  new cases per day.

· 80% infected with an STD do not develop the initial
  symptoms.

· New strains of STDs are resistant to treatment.

· STD infection increases the possibility of contracting
  AIDS.

· Some STDs are incurable, life-long infections. Some can
  lead to life-threatening diseases and even death.
 

Your partner may not know he/she has an STD…

Your partner may not tell you the truth if he/she has been sexually active in the past.

You can have an STD and have no symptoms for weeks, months, possibly years.  STDs are contagious even though no symptoms exist.

Teens are much more susceptible to STD damage because they have a lower level of antibodies than adults.

Condoms do not provide complete protection from any STD OR pregnancy.  Infection can occur in both males and females whether or not a condom is used.

     Condoms don't protect the heart.