Canadian teens are smoking less tobacco, but marijuana popular
A new federal survey suggests the percentage of students who smoke tobacco fell to about 3 per cent in 2014-15 from 4 per cent a year earlier.
The Canadian Student Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey found declines in both the numbers of students who had ever tried smoking and current smokers.
Alcohol and marijuana were more popular than tobacco.
The study surveyed 42,094 students in Grades 6 to 12 (or Grade 6 to secondary V in Quebec). Students in Grades 7 to 12 were also asked about alcohol and drug use.
It said in 2014-15, 18 per cent of students in Grades 6 to 12 had tried smoking, if only just a puff, down from 24 per cent in 2012-13.
It found that 3.4 per cent of students were current cigarette smokers, with 1.6 per cent smoking daily and 1.9 per cent smoking occasionally.
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