• March 28, 2024

Youngsters spurn cigarettes

 Youngsters spurn cigarettes

no smokingFindings from the annual Health Survey of England suggest that today’s youngsters are less likely than those of previous generations to have smoked a cigarette or drunk alcohol before they turn 16 years of age, according to a story by Laura Donnelly for the Electronic Telegraph.

The latest survey of almost 14,000 adults and children, published by NHS Digital, shows that the numbers of children who have had a cigarette is the lowest on record.

The survey found that four percent of those aged 8 to 15 had tried a cigarette, compared with 19 percent of those of the same age in 2003.

The full story is at: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/12/14/clean-cut-generation-least-likely-have-ever-had-alcoholic-drink/