By
The Associated Press
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Published: Wed, August 06, 2008 - 3:30 pm
Last Updated: Thu, August 07, 2008 - 10:27 am
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Results of a new Alabama Department ofPublic Health survey show that fewer high school students in the
state are smoking.
Health officials released some of the data from their 2008 Youth
Tobacco Survey Wednesday. It shows a 17.5 percent decrease in teen
smoking in 2008 compared to 2006.
The survey was given in 43 public high schools earlier in the
year and the results are based on a sampling of nearly 1,400
students who turned in usable questionnaires.
About 22.1 percent of students said they smoked cigarettes and
15 percent said they smoked cigars.
Officials say they can't pinpoint the exact cause of the
decline, but credit a variety of programs.
There's a statewide quit line that smokers can call for
counseling and a new teen campaign incorporates peer groups and
MySpace.
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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