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January 11, 2002
Michigan Department of Community Health Director, James K. Haveman, Jr., today announced that smoking among Michigan teens has dropped by 28 percent in the last four years. Preliminary figures from Michigan's Youth Tobacco Survey (YTS) show that 27.6 percent of 9-12 graders smoked in 2001, down from 38.2 percent in the 1997 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS). Michigan is below the 2000 Youth Tobacco Survey national average of 28 percent.
The 2001 Youth Tobacco Survey demonstrates the second consecutive drop in teen smoking in Michigan. Teen smoking rates have not only dropped 28 percent since 1997, but have also declined 19 percent since 1999 when 34.1 percent of Michigan high school students smoked.
"This dramatic decline in teen smoking is a clear indication that Michigan is on the right track in tobacco reduction," said Haveman. "Our emphasis on education is paying off and resulting in healthier lifestyles for teens."
Michigan's Comprehensive School Health Education program, reaching more than a million students in over 90 percent of state school districts, includes an assertive K-12 component on tobacco use prevention. The curriculum provides 27 lessons directly related to the issues of smoking prevention. This includes two new tobacco modules for middle and high schools. In addition, 138 other lessons in the curriculum provide a variety of knowledge, attitudes and skills essential to an effective smoking prevention program.
In the last school year, more than 100 Michigan middle and high schools implemented a teen smoking cessation program developed through the American Lung Association. The program will be offered to additional schools this year.
The department's media program includes prevention messages aimed at youth. The Department information clearinghouse distributes posters and other materials to schools and other groups that work with youth.
Many local tobacco control coalition projects are designed to reach youth in after-school programs and other settings. The Department of Community Health tobacco program offers technical assistance and support to coalitions interested in enhancing youth involvement in community tobacco reduction activities.
The Department of Community Health is currently collaborating with the Michigan Department of Education in the development of a manual that provides strategies to help schools maintain a tobacco-free policy.
In addition, the Michigan Merit Award Scholarship program provides students who reach academic goals with funding toward post-secondary education. Only 11 percent of college graduates smoke, compared with 30 percent of high school graduates who do not continue their education.
Michigan's local tobacco control coalitions and substance abuse prevention programs also work to assure that tobacco retailers comply with state laws that prohibit sales of cigarettes to youth under 18.
"These and other efforts are definitely having an effect," said Haveman. "We are also seeing reductions in adult smoking, which means as lower numbers of adults smoke, there are fewer negative role models for teens. More smoke-free environments are also playing a part. As consumers demand smoke-free restaurants and other public places, there are fewer opportunities for youth to be exposed to smoking behavior."
The Department also offers a free Quit Kit for those smokers who are ready to quit. It includes rebate coupons for products that can just about double your chances of quitting successfully and includes a program that builds cessation skills and provides support and encouragement. The free Quit Kit is available by calling 1-800-537-5666.
The Michigan Guide to Quit-Smoking Programs is available on the Department of Community Health website at http://www.mdch.state.mi.us/smoke/intro.htm to help people find smoking cessation programs in their area. Users select their county and the guide lists 294 local cessation programs available throughout the state and provides a phone number, description of each program, and indicates whether there is any cost. Many of the programs are free.