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“Tobacco use remains higher among American Indian/Alaskan Native teens than among other racial and ethnic groups in the United States with the exception of native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders, according to the CDC.
Newly published data on smoking prevalence and use of other tobacco products among middle and high school students in the U.S. confirms that recent smoking declines among U.S. teens have left some racial and ethnic youth behind.
American Indian/Alaskan Native adults have long had the highest prevalence of cigarette smoking compared with other racial/ethnic groups in the United States, according to the CDC.
“Data from this report and another recent report involving the Monitoring the Future survey show a continuing high prevalence of tobacco use among American Indian youth, and this involvement increases with age,” said Spero Manson, PhD, director of the Center for American Indian and Alaska Native Health at the Colorado School of Public Health in Aurora.”
– MedPage Today, CDC: Smoking Rates Highest Among Native American/Alaska Native Teens.
“American Indian/Alaska Native is defined by the Office of Management and Budget as “a person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America), and who maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment.” There are approximately 2.6 million American Indians/Alaska Natives in the United States—about 1% of the total population.
American Indians/Alaska Natives have the highest prevalence of cigarette smoking compared to all other racial/ethnic groups in the United States. Some American Indians use tobacco for ceremonial, religious, or medicinal purposes. For this reason, it is important to make the distinction between commercial and traditional tobacco use.”
– CDC, American Indians/Alaska Natives and Tobacco Use.
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