Study looks at tobacco use by adults and youth

Adults under age 25 were more likely to be current tobacco users than older adults in 2013 and 2014, at an estimated 38% and 26%, respectively, according to a study reported this week in the New England Journal of Medicine. Among other findings, nearly one in 10 teens had used a tobacco product in the past 30 days, usually cigarettes. Four in 10 tobacco users consumed more than one type of product, with cigarettes plus e-cigarettes the most common combination. The study, supported by the Department of Health and Human Services, will help inform tobacco regulatory control efforts, the authors said.