Fewer isle students are active smokers

Advocates praise awareness campaigns and other efforts for the steady decline

By Mary Vorsino

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jun 05, 2012

~~<p>Advocates for youth and health officials are celebrating new survey results that show a dramatic decline over the last decade in the number of Hawaii middle and high school students who are active smokers.</p>
<p>But they're also warning against complacency, saying adolescents and young adults are still susceptible to multimillion-dollar marketing efforts for tobacco products and "cigarette alternatives."</p>
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Advocates for youth and health officials are celebrating new survey results that show a dramatic decline over the last decade in the number of Hawaii middle and high school students who are active smokers.

But they're also warning against complacency, saying adolescents and young adults are still susceptible to multimillion-dollar marketing efforts for tobacco products and "cigarette alternatives." Login for more...