A new report on tobacco use could signal a turning point in the decades-long effort against youth smoking, advocates say.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's annual report on youth and tobacco found that 11.3 percent of high-school student used e-cigarettes in 2016, compared to 16 percent the year before. That's the first drop since the CDC started keeping track of e-cigarettes in 2011.
In addition, just 8 percent of high-schoolers smoked cigarettes last year, while a little over 20 percent reported using any tobacco product.
"This is unimaginable, extraordinary progress," said Matthew Myers, president of the nonprofit Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, noting that almost 30 percent of young people smoked cigarettes in 2000.
| |  | | Democracy Dies in Darkness | | | | | | Health Alert | Thu., Jun. 15, 2017 1:02 p.m. | | | | | | Teenagers' tobacco use hits a record low, with a sharp drop in e-cigarettes | A new report on tobacco use could signal a turning point in the decades-long effort against youth smoking, advocates say.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's annual report on youth and tobacco found that 11.3 percent of high-school student used e-cigarettes in 2016, compared to 16 percent the year before. That's the first drop since the CDC started keeping track of e-cigarettes in 2011.
In addition, just 8 percent of high-schoolers smoked cigarettes last year, while a little over 20 percent reported using any tobacco product.
"This is unimaginable, extraordinary progress," said Matthew Myers, president of the nonprofit Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, noting that almost 30 percent of young people smoked cigarettes in 2000. | | Read more » | | | |
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