Tobacco Use Declines Among Middle and High School Students
Tobacco Use Declines Among Middle and High School Students
Tobacco use declined among middle school students from 15.1% to 8.2% and among high school students from 34.5% to 23.9% between the years of 2000 and 2009, according to The Center for Disease Control and Prevention August 27, 2010 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Data were analyzed from the National Youth Tobacco Survey, a school-based survey administered to grades six through twelve, from 2000 through 2009. Although tobacco use decreased over the past ten years, the positive momentum stalled between 2006 and 2009 with no change in prevalence seen. Tobacco use is still the leading preventable cause of death in the U.S., and more than 80% of adult smokers began smoking before the age of 18. A combination of evidenced-based programs and restrictions on tobacco marketing, promotion, and sales to youth will help further decrease tobacco use.
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http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5933a2.htm?s_cid=mm5933a2_e