Survey by the "Initiative for the Elimination of Smoking": The rate of smokers among youth is rising. They inhale mainly electronic cigarettes and the rate of daily smokers has doubled in recent years.
A quarter of the respondents said they started smoking before the age of 10. The findings will be presented to the Knesset this morning as part of the deliberations on the International Day for the Prevention of Smoking, which will be marked tomorrow. The data also show that e-cigarettes (disposable or reusable) are the most common first smoking product among 17-15-year-olds.