--- description: Bowe Bergdahl returns state-side, Iraq fighting means high gas prices, teens new vice is texting, and a honey moon rises on Friday 13th. title: Sex, Drugs, and Cell Phones: Teens' New Vice is Texting image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb850ab57f32bcf49/6986978ecd68488dc909534c/99615490.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [The Brief](/tag/the-brief/) ## The Brief Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Texting While Driving Is Teenagers' New Vice by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 13, 2014 4:15 PM CUT  Rosie Markay, 17, of Fort Washington, Md., tries to text while driving during a course at RFK Stadium to educate teens about distractions while driving, Sept. 29, 2009. Rosie Markay, 17, of Fort Washington, Md., tries to text while driving during a course at RFK Stadium to educate teens about distractions while driving, Sept. 29, 2009.Tom Williams—Roll Call/Getty Images by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 13, 2014 4:15 PM CUT Here are the stories TIME is watching this Friday, June 13. After five years of Taliban captivity, [Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl](http://time.com/2869679/bowe-bergdahl-us-san-antonio/ "undefined") is back in the USA. Bergdhahl returns to a nation divided on the terms of his release, just as letters he purportedly sent to his family while in captivity have been made public. ISIS’s violent march through [Iraq ](http://time.com/2865887/iraq-gas-prices-isis-oil/ "undefined")could end up hiking gas prices in America. Global gas prices have hit a three-month high due to the unrest. Teens are [drinking, smoking, doing drugs, and having sex](http://time.com/2869683/kids-texting-driving/ "undefined") less in than in the past according to a CDC study — but texting while driving is on the rise. And finally, it may be Friday the 13th, but the ominous day has a sweet ending. A champagne-colored full “[honey moon](http://time.com/2865934/watch-friday-13th-full-honey-moon-live-stream/ "undefined")” will grace the night sky. The Brief is published daily on weekdays. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2870112/bergdahl-texting-iraq-gas-honey-moon/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2870112/bergdahl-texting-iraq-gas-honey-moon/"},"headline":"Texting While Driving Is Teenagers' New Vice","datePublished":"2014-06-13T16:15:22.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T08:24:17.349Z","description":"Welcome to #theBrief, the four stories to know about right now—from the editors of TIME","url":"https://time.com/2870112/bergdahl-texting-iraq-gas-honey-moon/","keywords":["The Brief"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb850ab57f32bcf49/6986978ecd68488dc909534c/99615490.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Video","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-video/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb850ab57f32bcf49/6986978ecd68488dc909534c/99615490.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"texting-while-driving","caption":"texting-while-driving","creditText":"Tom Williams—Roll Call/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/the-brief/","name":"The Brief"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2870112/bergdahl-texting-iraq-gas-honey-moon/","name":"Texting While Driving Is Teenagers' New Vice"}}]}] ```