Nova Scotia Student Drug Use 2002 Highlights Report   Tobacco About 41% of students had smoked a whole cigarette in their lifetime. The average age for first smoking a whole cigarette was 12.6 years. In 2002, about 23% of students smoked more than one cigarette in the course of the year. About 4% of all students smoked more than 10 cigarettes per day in the course of the year. Cigarette smoking was more common among older than younger students. In 2002, males and females were equally likely to have smoked cigarettes. Students were more likely to have smoked as more and more of their friends smoked. About 15% of students smoked cigars or pipes and 5% used chewing tobacco in the course of the year. More males than females smoked cigars or used chewing tobacco. More than half (56%) of students who smoked cigarettes tried to quit in the 6 months before the survey. More detailed information is available in Nova Scotia Student Drug Use 2002: Technical Report. The Highlights Report and Technical Report are available at: http://www.gov.ns.ca/health/downloads/2002_nsdrughighlights.pdf Or for copies contact: Brian Wilbur Addiction Services Integrated Primary and Population Health Branch Nova Scotia Department of Health PO Box 488 Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2R8 Telephone: 902-424-7220
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