Teen Smoking Hits Landmark Low


Teen smoking is on the decline. Just 15.7% of U.S. high school teenagers were smokers in 2013 - that’s down from 27.5% when officials began tracking teen smoking rates in 1991 and down from a peak of 36.4% in 1997. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention survey also finds teens are drinking less alcohol and fewer sodas, getting into fewer physical fights and having less sex with more birth control.

SOURCE: USA Today

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