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Percentage of Teen Smokers Holds Steady at 20%

Lack of progress in recent years worries health officials

By Harry Kimball, Newser Staff

Posted Jun 28, 2008 10:04 PM CDT

(Newser) – The number of teens who smoke has stopped declining, and anti-smoking activists worry that complacency is setting in, the Washington Post reports. The latest survey shows that 20% of kids between the ages of 13 and 17 light up, a figure that has generally held... Read full story »

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