Pop culture embraces smoking as ‘cool’ again — and Gen Z youth are watching
Gen Z — largely comprised of middle- and high-school students — reported the lowest smoking rates on record in 2024, according to CDC and FDA data, but that trend may be in jeopardy."Overall, the decline in smoking in the U.S., [down] to about 11.9% of the population overall, is a great public health success story that has occurred over the past 20 years," Dr. Neil W. Schluger, dean of the […]