U.S. teenagers smoke less, but texting while driving a concern: CDC

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U.S. teenagers smoke less, but texting while driving a concern: CDC

By David Beasley ATLANTA (Reuters) - Fewer U.S. teenagers are smoking cigarettes, fighting or having sex, but texting while driving is prevalent among high school students, according to a survey released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday. In 2013, 15.7 percent of teenagers reported smoking cigarettes, the lowest rate recorded since the National Youth Risk Behavior Survey began in 1991, the CDC said. Health officials said they were encouraged by the drop in teen smoking but worried that the growing popularity of electronic cigarettes could offset gains made by anti-smoking campaigns. In the 1991 survey, 27.5 percent of high school students said they smoked cigarettes.

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