The Public Health Triumph No One’s Talking About
February 24, 2025 by nationalreview.com
The Public Health Triumph No One’s Talking About
Teen smoking has dramatically declined, with only 1.7% of high school students reported as current smokers in the 2024 National Youth Tobacco Survey, down from 8.3% in 2016. Despite this significant drop, there have been no celebratory announcements from the CDC, the FDA, the surgeon general, or the anti-smoking public health community. The question remains: why not?