Better off without it

The Advertiser-Tribune, Tiffin, Ohio: Years of public health messages against teen smoking, backed by regulation, have begun to change the culture. No longer is it "cool" among teens to puff a cigarette. That would be a reasonable conclusion to draw from the latest in an annual series of government surveys that show a steady decline in teen smoking.
These healthier behaviors may lead to happier attitudes, as well. A separate study appearing in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found young people who engage in risky drug use and sexual intercourse are more likely to suffer from depression than their peers.
These are just two pieces of an ever-larger body of evidence that ought to guide policymakers to support abstinence education of all sorts because it is morally correct, it works, and it's the best thing for youth.