SOME ENCOURAGING NEWS RELEASED TODAY (THURS) WHEN IT COMES TO TEENS AND SMOKING IN NEW MEXICO. THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS CIGARETTE SMOKING FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IS AT AN ALL TIME LOW, DOWN MORE THAN 50 PERCENT IN THE LAST TEN YEARS.
IT’S GONE FROM 24-POINT-2 PERCENT IN 2007 TO 10-POINT-6 PERCENT IN 2017. THE USE OF OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS BY TEENS IS ALSO AT HISTORICALLY LOW LEVELS. THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS ITS EFFORTS TO CURB TEEN SMOKING INCLUDE ADDRESSING THE GROWING USE OF E-CIGARETTES AND OTHER VAPOR PRODUCTS.
THE LATEST NUMBERS WERE CONTAINED IN THE 2017 YOUTH RISK AND RESILIENCY SURVEY.
