Measure
Cigarette-smoking: last 30 days use
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Current tobacco use is a strong indicator of potential addiction and increased risk for tobacco-related diseases in adulthood. This measure assesses the frequency of recent tobacco use, highlighting the proportion of adolescents who are actively engaging in smoking behaviour. Monitoring trends in current tobacco use can inform targeted interventions aimed at reducing smoking rates among young people.
Definition
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Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study (2023), Data browser (findings from the 2021/22 international HBSC survey): https://data-browser.hbsc.org.
Related report
A focus on adolescent substance use in Europe, central Asia and Canada
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Charrier L, van Dorsselaer S, Canale N, Baska T, Kilibarda B, Comoretto RI et al. A focus on adolescent substance use in Europe, central Asia and Canada. Health Behaviour in School-aged Children international report from the 2021/2022 survey. Volume 3. Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe; 2024. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
