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While there is good news about youth and adult smoking - both are on the decline - tobacco use among college students is on the rise. That's why this year's Great American Smokeout, the 28th iteration of which takes place today, focuses on curbing smoking on campus.
Nationally, about 22 percent of the adult population smokes, down from 42 percent in 1965. More than 28 percent of college students smoke, according to the Centers for Disease Control. That's a 30 percent increase since 1993.See the full content of this document
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Campus Smokeout
Gustavo Burkett, a graduate assistant with Substance Abuse Prevention Services at the University of Maine...
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