Rhode Island Has Third Lowest Youth Smoking Rate in Country
Rhode Island had the third-lowest youth smoking rate in the nation, with 11.4 percent of Rhode Island youth currently smoking cigarettes.
A new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report shows that 20 percent of Rhode Island adults smoke, which ranks the state as 19th lowest smoking rate among all states. Rhode Island had the third-lowest youth smoking rate in the nation, with 11.4 percent of Rhode Island youth currently smoking cigarettes. Nationally, 19 percent of adults and 18.1 percent of high school students still smoke,confirmation that, despite enormous progress, declines in smoking rates have slowed in recent years. The report is particularly significant because it highlights important associations between smoking rates and legislative tobacco control activities. Eight states raised their cigarette excise taxes a total of nine times since the last …
