Youth Prevention

Research

Tobacco product use among middle and high school students — United States, 2011 and 2012 – Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). Data from the 2012 National Youth Tobacco Survey (NYTS) found that the overall consumption of cigarettes and tobacco products decreased among American youth since 2011, while the use of many other tobacco products (including cigars, hookah, and electronic cigarettes) has increased at alarming rates over that same timespan. For the CDC’s press release, click here. To read a press release from the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, click here.

Trends in exposure to pro-tobacco advertisements over the Internet, in newspapers/ magazines, and at retail stores among U.S. middle and high school students, 2000–2012 – Preventive Medicine. Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that from 2000 to 2012, youth exposure to pro-tobacco advertisements increased over the internet (22.3% to 43.0% exposure prevalence) while print advertisement exposure (65.0% to 36.9%) and retail store exposure (87.8% to 76.2%) both decreased.

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