Smoking in Childhood and Adolescence
Fewer teens are smoking today than in the late 1990s, but the decrease in teen smoking rates has slowed in recent years. In 2011, 23.2% of high school students used some form of tobacco product, down from 34.4% in 2000. Also among high school students, 15.8% were current cigarette users in 2011, compared with 27.9% in 2000.