If you think “ my teen would never sext,’ you might be mistaken. And if you think the only teens who sext are the ones engaging in high-risk behaviors, like drinking, using drugs and skipping school, keep reading. A UTMB study found that while students who admitted sexting were 32% more likely to report having sex the next year, sexting by teenagers was not linked to risky sexual behavior over time. The study, published in the journal Pediatrics in October, found that teems who sexted were not more likely to have multiple sexual partners, use drugs or alcohol or not use birth control. Sexting may be the new “normal” when it comes to adolescent sexual behavior, the study concluded.