Drug Use, Sexual Behavior Surveyed

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More than one in five of U.S. adults aged between 20 and 59 years have experimented with cocaine or other street drugs during their lifetime, according to a new study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics.

The report also found that Mexican American males and females had the highest percentage (24% and 45%, respectively) of having one or no sexual partners in a lifetime.

Titled "Drug Use and Sexual Behaviors Reported by Adults," the report is based on data collected from 6,237 U.S. adults from 1999 to 2002 from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).

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