Youth Tobacco Rates Continue to Drop in Arizona

By |2016-06-22T14:39:47-07:00June 22nd, 2016|Newborn Screening, Prevention|

We’re seeing a downward trend in Arizona with youth tobacco prevalence that is similar to the national trend , according to the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System survey. The percentage of Arizona’s high school youth who have ever tried smoking has decreased from 46.5 percent in 2011 to 37 percent in 2015, a decrease of almost 20 [...]