High school students who smoke

Male high school students who use smokeless or spit tobacco

Number of kids (under 18) who become new daily smokers each year

Kids exposed to secondhand smoke at home

Number of packs of cigarettes bought or smoked by kids in New Mexico each year

Adults in New Mexico who smoke

While adult smoking has generally been decreasing throughout the country in recent years, these declines have slowed or stopped. Although national underage smoking rates have finally declined slightly after peaking in 1997, they remain at historically high levels.

Deaths in New Mexico From Smoking

Number of people who die each year in New Mexico from smoking

Number of New Mexico kids now under 18 who will die from smoking (if current trends continue)