The Decline In Adolescent Smoking Has Stalled: Don’t Weaken Tobacco Controls Linda Richter October 9, 2026

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/decline-adolescent-smoking-has-stalled-don-t-weaken-tobacco-controls?utm_campaign=forefront&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8rEs9dSYpXk-4cK_7D3VLuOXyiwEAuKFTwPQtQgxR3hW0ykyYJXst0K-7HFMB_oZhcaQGWuHdIHKRLKYjSPM0vwJugbw&_hsmi=443478114&utm_source=hasu Low smoking rates should not become a rationale for retreating from tobacco control, particularly when teen smoking rates have plateaued.