Results: Among 99,728 adolescent smoking experiencers aged 1315 years, the proportions of initiating cigarette smoking when aged 9 years, 1011 years, 1213 years, and 1415 years were 22.8% (95%CI 21.324.4), 18.8% (17.320.2), 36.8% (34.539.2), and 21.6% (19.923.2), respectively
While the trend has been encouraging (Arizonas smoking rate is down to 17%), theres still much work to be done- and continued efforts to provide creative and effective ways to help adult smokers kick the habit are a key public health intervention strategy
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However, the PHE review of 2018 contradicts these arguments in unequivocal terms, stating that, evidence does not support the concern that e-cigarettes are a route into smoking among young people (youth smoking rates in the UK continue to decline, regular use is rare and is almost entirely confined to those who have smoked). FAQ When were the negative health effects of smoking first exposed