Jump to full article: Finland Ministry of Social Affairs and Health (fi), 2008-01-10
Intro: Efforts made at the beginning of the decade to improve the health of young people seem to be paying off. Fresh research shows that young people experiment with smoking or take up the habit at an older age. Abstinence from alcoholic drink has increased among 12-16 year-olds and inebriation has dropped among 18-year-olds.
The trends were recorded from a survey conducted in 2007 of 5,840 young people aged 12-18.
The replies to the survey indicate that experimenting with smoking has declined among all young age groups. Smoking and tobacco products no longer have the same significance attached to them for young people than for the previous generation.
Smoking is less conspicuous and there is a greater understanding of the health risks it involves, and so it is less of a symbol of adulthood.
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