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U.S. Teen Smoking Rates Have Plummeted, With Less Than 1% Now Daily Smokers (www.healthday.com)

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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The number of American teens who smoke or have even tried smoking has dropped dramatically compared to a generation

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[–] ignirtoq@kbin.social 2 points 7 months ago

How does the decrease in smoking cigarettes compare to the increase in vaping? Has teen consumption of nicotine decreased overall, or is this just a shifting of delivery mechanism?

[–] DestroyerOfWorlds@sh.itjust.works 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

this sucks. no more cool kids. they used to have smoking areas in high schools. we all wreaked like cigarettes by first bell. it was so cool.

[–] Merlu@kbin.social 2 points 7 months ago

Tobacco addiction, smelly odors, heavy health problems and shortened life expectancy, it's pretty expansive for a teenager "coolness".