Clearly, teens find it difficult to quit, with 84% of smokers 12 to 17 years of age in one study reporting they "needed" or "were dependent" on cigarettes, and in another, fewer than 20% were able to remain free of tobacco for more than one month
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Yet in the future, Sargent said, it would be helpful to study at what age children start using other products, such as e-cigarettes
"We will continue to monitor cigarette consumption to determine if this is a blip in time or an actual trend. Public Health Impact The authors noted that their study was not without limitations: Consumption estimates based on tax data excludes illegal tobacco sales, sales on American Indian sovereign lands, and sales of certain tobacco products for which taxes are not reported
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