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Does anyone seriously think that just providing condoms is going to do much, if anything, to solve the problem of teen STD's? If, as another poster alluded, kids are reacting to their impulses, what makes anyone think that, in an impulsive moment, any kid is going to stop and find and use a condom? That requires planning and consideration of future consequences, which is the polar opposite of acting on impulses. And what boy is going to voluntarily strap a numbing device on his penis anyway?
Education about consequences of sex and parent involvement in helping shepherd kids through their impulsive years is what is needed here. Condoms should be the LAST item considered in a long line of STD and pregnancy prevention steps.
I don't think anyone is looking for 'solve'. ANY reduction of the problems inherent to unprotected sex is worth the investment.