The youth have stopped smoking. Well, a sizeable portion has ceased the habit; the Office for National Statistics has found that between 2011 and 2023, those aged 18 to 24 in the UK saw a reduction in smoking prevalence of 15.9 per cent, now sitting at 9.8 per cent of the demographic.
Such a decrease can be multifactorial. Smoking prevention schemes, led in many schools, may have been successful; however, some of this drop should be attributed to the rise in e-cigarette use. The 16 to 24-year-old population of Great Britain engages with this the most, with 15.8 per cent using an e-cigarette on a daily or occasional basis.
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