Article: After dropping for years, teen smoking in the U.S. has leveled off

Article: Too many kids smoke: teen smoking rates have ...
State Legislatures;  March 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... percent to 7 percent drop in teen smoking rates, says Michael Berman ... for Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. FAST FACTS ON TEEN SMOKING * 4.5 million kids under ... Source: campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids; Centers for Disease Control ...

Article: VIRGINIA LOSES WEAPON AGAINST TEEN SMOKING FEDERAL ...
The Virginian Pilot;  April 6, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... annually, said Matthew Myers, president of the National Center for Tobacco-Free Kids. ``The evidence shows that strict enforcement of the law can reduce teen smoking,'' he said. ``The loss of federal funding is no excuse whatsoever for ...

Article: In S. Carolina, a first, small step to curb teen ...
The Christian Science Monitor;  August 31, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... little real impact on teen smoking when tried in other ... critics say. "The [teen smoking law] is actually a ... Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. "What it does is ... more effective." The teen-smoking crackdown in South Carolina ...

Article: Teen Smoking - Searching for Ways to End A ...
La Prensa de San Antonio;  January 11, 2004 ;     475 words ... ... According to a spokesman for the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, "For every ten percent increase in the cost of cigarettes, there's a four to seven percent drop in teen smoking rates." There are many complex factors involved in why young ...

Article: Once-declining teen smoking rates level off
The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  June 10, 2006 ;     454 words ... ... 2006 Once-declining teen smoking rates level off ... steady decline in teen smoking in the U.S. since ... year or so found that teen smoking has apparently plateaued ... Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. A CDC survey released ...

Transcript: COMBATING TEEN SMOKING
ABC Good Morning America;  April 3, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. I listen, Matthew ... Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids: Well, as disturbing ... nothing we can do about teen smoking. Both are false, and ... not going to eliminate teen smoking. But by eliminating ...

Article: Teen smoking stops its decline
Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  June 10, 2006 ;     641 words ... ... The long, steady decline in teen smoking in the U.S. since the late 1990s ... the past year or so found that teen smoking has apparently plateaued since ... for the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. A CDC survey released in April ...