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Article: TEEN SMOKING DECLINE ATTESTS TO STATE'S EFFORTS
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- Portland Press Herald (Portland, ME)
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- December 17, 2001
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Portland Press Herald (Maine)
12-17-2001
The latest data show that anti-smoking programs work.
Portland Press Herald (Maine)
Monday, December 17, 2001
Edition: FINAL
Section: Editorial
Page: 6A
The latest Maine Youth Risk Behavior Survey makes a great case for this state's aggressive tactics to reduce teen smoking. Where high teen smoking rates once gave Maine a black eye, its successful anti-smoking efforts should become a model for others to follow.
According to the survey, teen smoking is down by 36 percent since 1997. In that year, two out of every five Maine high school students smoked cigarettes; today, just one in four do. In 1997, Maine ranked worst in the country for smoking among ...