With social stigma and government regulations on cigarette use continuing to increase, and a tendency for the young to experiment being an established characteristic of their age group, young adults have begun to seek alternatives to cigarettes. While previous Gallup research has shown that a majority of Americans -- young adults included -- are receptive to measures limiting cigarette smoking in public, the gradual decline in cigarette use may simply be the corollary of the rising use of smokeless tobacco and other alternative methods of tobacco consumption.