Cigar use among teens is outpacing cigarettes, according to Case Western Reserve University and the Cuyahoga County Board of Health.You have to wonder if all the ant-tobacco campaigns are really working.
In the first county survey of its kind, 18.9 percent of 4,486 high school students reported they used cigar products compared with 16.2 percent who reported smoking cigarettes. Cigar use in Cuyahoga County is slightly above the state and national averages.
Monday, August 22, 2005
Cigar smoking is up among local teens, survey shows
The Cleveland Plain Dealer has a report on cigars substituting cigarettes among teens: