VTSF September 2008 Fact for Life

VTSF FACT FOR LIFE #21

Did you know ...?

Cigarette smoking among high school students in Virginia has dropped from 28.6 percent in 2001 to 15.5 percent in 2007! Virginia is almost 5 percent below the national average!

Source: Virginia Youth Tobacco Survey, 2001-2007

"VTSF Facts for Life," a monthly e-mail providing statistics on the toll of tobacco to Virginians and the Commonwealth of Virginia, is presented by the Virginia Tobacco Settlement Foundation.

Public Affairs Office

Virginia Tobacco Settlement Foundation

email: rfoster@vtsf.org

phone: (804) 225-3947

web: http://www.vtsf.org

For more information on tobacco prevention and cessation programs for youths and parents in Virginia, visit www.vtsf.org, ydouthink.com or ystreet.ydou think.com.