New reports issued Tuesday suggested that half of all young people in the country will get a sexually transmitted disease by the age of 25. In the year 2000 there were 9 million new cases of STDs among teens and young adults between the ages of 15 and 24. According to the head of one of the studies, the Bush administration’s policy of abstinence-only education will only increase the rates. James Wagoner, president of Advocates for Youth, said “the stakes are simply too high to talk only about abstinence. Given the prevalence of STDs, young people need all the facts–including medically accurate information on condoms.”