Fewer Young People Smoking Cigarettes: Have You Ever Smoked?

by SodaHead Living Posted 2012/05/17 18:00:00

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Good health news today: Fewer American teenagers and young adults are smoking cigarettes, a new government report shows, according to WebMD. The percentage of 12- to 17-year-olds who said they lit up during the survey month declined from a high of almost 12 percent in 2004 to a low of 8.3 percent in 2010, according to the report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

And young adults are kicking the butts, too. The number of 18- to 25-year-olds who reported smoking during the survey month fell from nearly 40 percent in 2004 to about 34 percent in 2010. "Although some progress has been made in curbing youth smoking, the fact remains that 1 in 12 adolescents currently smoke and 1 in 3 young adults smoke -- which means far too many young adults are still endangering their lives," SAMHSA Administrator Pamela S. Hyde says in a news release.

"Smoking is the nation's leading cause of preventable death and we must take every opportunity to prevent kids and young adults of today from becoming the hooked, ailing adult smokers of tomorrow," Hyde says. Have you ever smoked cigarettes? Lightly or heavily? If so, did you kick the habit? Or are you one of those people who was smart enough to never start to begin with?

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sglmom 2012/05/17 20:00:45

No

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NEVER .. and NEVER WILL either ..
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JayBlazeNY 2012/06/30 21:04:08

Yes

I started when i was 11yrs old in 2001 :)

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antlergirl21 2012/06/17 17:50:16

No

Not trying to be rude to any smokers out there, but I think that smoking is reckless and nasty.

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Amy.[: 2012/06/17 05:37:11

Yes

I have /:

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Jorge Enriquez 2012/06/17 05:35:30

No

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mccbrinn 2012/06/13 10:30:06

No

I lost most of my father because of cigarettes.

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Destiny SizzleWink 2012/06/03 21:35:49

No

and i dnt plan on

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*flykid* 2012/05/31 17:40:31

Yes

Indeed I have

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a_little_in_love529 2012/05/30 17:47:56

Yes

I have before, but like twice. Not a habit.

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Caleb Neels 2012/05/25 02:55:37

Yes

yes and i hate them. i think it is good fewer people are smoking and they should make them illegal so others will have to quit

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M Mostayen Billah Al Faysal 2012/05/24 15:42:15

Yes

Occasionally. But it is a bad habit.

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gaylehelen 2012/05/22 20:29:22

Yes

That is great news. It is the most addictive habit and I have tried over and over to quit.
PLEASE DON'T START SMOKING for those of you who never have.
We intentionally moved to a non-smoking condo when we downsized and it has helped me a lot. Wish we did it earlier. Instead of a pack and a half a day I'm down to about 2 packs a week. Trust me, for me, that's incredible.
I firmly believe in "never say never" so who knows, someday I might be able to say I'm a former smoker. I'll keep working on it, for sure.
Geesh, now I want to go out on the balcony and have one.
Gonna answer another question instead.

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nolaphile 2012/05/22 10:45:13

No

It would not be a good idea since I have pretty bad asthma.

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David 2012/05/22 08:29:52 (edited)
mkuhlberg 2012/05/22 05:33:20

Yes

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17, and i've smoked since I was like, 13-14 ish. No plans to quit, its a better vice than most of my others.

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lillilolilove 2012/05/21 22:49:59

No

no and i dont want to im awesome and i dont need to ruin myself to be that way

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Ben 2012/05/21 21:54:47

No

gross.

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becky.kuntz1 2012/05/21 14:40:13

Yes

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I smoked for about 12 years, but I quit 18 years ago!!!

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~Roxy~Navy~Brat~ 2012/05/21 00:41:01

No

I can't stand the smell of cigarette smoke.

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Jen S. 2012/05/20 21:27:49

No

No, I haven't ever smoked cigarettes, I'm not a moron.

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AmericanVirus 2012/05/20 21:10:12

No

Never in my life

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Liliana 2012/05/20 18:44:54

No

My boyfriend does and i hate it

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Rukasaki ~~ Hawkshadow 2012/05/20 15:03:47

No

wouldnt be surprised if i still ended up with lung cancer though, my best friend's entire family smokes, and i hang out with them more than my own family... -.-

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Playerazzi 2012/05/20 08:19:38

No

The question is have you ever smoked, ie, have you even been a smoker. That is, have you ever had the habit of smoking. For me, the answer is no.

But I have tried cigarettes, and I have been known to enjoy a cigar from time to time. With gaps of several months or even years between the events.

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Vanna 2012/05/20 06:07:38

Yes

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Yea, i smoke an i shouldnt be but i onely smoke 1 or 2 cigarettes a month...

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mkuhlberg to Vanna 2012/05/22 05:34:52

thats not really "smoking" my friend will have like one or two a month, and proudly doesnt smoke, its only when hes extremely depressed. Ill smoke about a half pack a day

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Vanna to mkuhlberg 2012/05/23 04:16:24

Haha oh ok...an wow really i cant smoke that much thats alot

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mkuhlberg to Vanna 2013/01/03 02:45:22

:/ that's good by my standards I used to be a pack a day

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Allie 2012/05/20 01:04:50

No

never have a never will

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carrotcat 2012/05/19 20:53:33

No

I never, ever will.

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Donald Eric Kesler 2012/05/19 20:12:34

Yes

I smoked for twenty years.

In truth, I am still a smoker. I have just not smoked for over five years. It would be all too easy to start again.

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Dickens 2012/05/19 20:11:51

Yes

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..I smoked for 21 years; DUMBEST thing I ever did!! I quit in 1983, and that was the SMARTEST thing I ever did!!

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XXrawwwrXX 2012/05/19 19:25:05

Yes

im stopping though, at least for the next 4 to 6 months.

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shygurl 2012/05/19 17:57:06

No

and dont ever wanna try it

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Spider Bite:F 2012/05/19 17:27:22

No

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i have never smoked and i will never ever smoke because i love my lungs so very much and i will never be able to swim again if i lose them

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elisa 2012/05/19 13:42:12

No

i hate smoking

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strange_armour 2012/05/19 12:07:38

Yes

Up until about a year ago. Quit mostly for financial reasons, but it turns out that every attempt I make to save money is countered by some strange force that guarantees I stay equally broke.

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Night 2012/05/19 11:23:38

No

Cigarettes? No and I never plan to. However, I did go to a hookah bar once and smoked there. I didn't really see the appeal other than learning how to make little circles out of smoke which was way harder than I thought.

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hat man 2012/05/19 11:09:14

Yes

Only once. I was young and curious after watching my uncle smoke. So I stole one of his and smoked it in front of my mother (I was very young). She slapped it out of my mouth, LOL. In any case it was disgusting.

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PC Gamer Name "Angry Assassin" 2012/05/19 10:32:35

No

I've never tried it nor do I care to!

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D D 2012/05/19 10:24:04

No

When I was in jr high I did a couple times but it never meant anything to me. I am soooo glad now I didn't start.

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