Maybe you saw the story in today's Journal about risky behaviors that teens engage in. It's another study that came out of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, that comes up with a lot of numbers that tell us something about our lives. Well, there's a section that tells us a little bit about what New Mexico's teens are up to.

The bad news: Our young people are more likely than the national average to carry a weapon, avoid school because they felt unsafe there, consider or attempt suicide, smoke cigarettes or chew tobacco, use or be offered illegal drugs, and fail to use condoms during sex. Oh, and they're less likely to eat fewer than five servings of fruits and vegetables each day.

The good news: New Mexico teens tend to be more physically active, watch less television, keep their weight down, and drink soft drinks less often than the national average.

And they're just about average when it comes to wearing seat belts, riding in a car with a driver who has been drinking, fighting, drinking alcohol and having sex.

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