Surgeon General: 1 in 4 High School Seniors Smokes

Despite decades of anti-smoking education, one in four U.S. high school seniors still smokes. And three in four high school smokers continue to smoke as adults, according to a new report from the U.S. Surgeon General. "The addictive power of nicotine makes tobacco use much more than a passing phase for most teens," Surgeon General Dr. Regina Benjamin wrote in the 900-page report. "Today, more than 600,000 middle school students and 3 million high school students smoke. We don't want our...Full Story