A  recent study published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report showed that there was a statistically significant decline in cigarette smoking in Wisconsin during 2011-2013, along with 26 other states. The prevalence of cigarette smoking in adults ages 18 and older nationwide has lowered from 20.9% in 2011 to 18.7% in 2013.

The authors of the study stressed the importance of state tobacco-control programs. Despite the severity of negative consequences of smoking including substantial morbidity and premature mortality, the 2015 proposed level of funding of comprehensive tobacco-control programs in the U.S. will be less than 15% of the level recommended by the CDC. 

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More and more juvenile detention centers around the nation are beginning to adopt adverse childhood experiences (ACE) and trauma-informed care (TIC) practices into their prisons rather than the traditional tough practices involving mainly negative reinforcements.

Many of the children entering these facilities have dealt with one or more sources of trauma in their life. The new practices have had success in reducing physical fighting in the juvenile prisons between the youth, as well as reduce the violence invoked upon corrections officers by the youth. The youth also reported a decline in PTSD symptoms including nightmares, depression, and anxiety. ACE and TIC practices are on the rise in juvenile prisons across the nation, and are having a positive effect on both the youth and the staff at these facilities. 

Read more about the current state of juvenile prisons here.