Governor releases results of the state's first comprehensive youth tobacco survey.
Mike Huckabee on Monday released the results of the state's first comprehensive youth tobacco survey. The survey shows 43 percent of Arkansas students in grades 9-12 use some form of tobacco. The survey, conducted by the state Department of Health, found that almost half the student smokers use tobacco products daily, a potential measure of addiction. Sixty percent have tried tobacco products and another 14 percent are at risk of using tobacco for the first time. Minority children are the highest risk group with 77 percent of black high school students in Arkansas reporting some type of tobacco use.