Teen Smoking

New figures show teen births and infant deaths in Mississippi at their lowest levels in decades.

Illegal tobacco sales to California youths are at record lows on a combination of enforcement, education and hardening public attitudes toward teen smoking, according to a new report from the state's Department of Public Health.

Thanks to an ongoing undercover sting, in Shasta County it's gotten a lot harder for teens to buy tobacco from local stores, though they continue to smoke at rates higher than state averages, county officials say.

A new study suggests that teenagers with a new boyfriend or girlfriend tend to be more influenced by the drinking habits of their romantic partner's friends than they are by the partners themselves.

Energy drinks are popular, but aren’t so good for you Said to be the leading cause of lung cancer, various cardiovascular diseases, lowered bone density and reproductive risks, and referred to as “the devil’s fart” by author Ben Johnson, it is har