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Puerto Ricans are likelier than other Latinos to be current smokers.

2

For Latinas, there is a positive relationship between level of acculturation and smoking.

3

In 2005, 22 percent of Hispanic high school students smoked, a 19% increase over the 2003 smoking rate of 18.4 percent.

4

6 out of 10 Latina pregnant adolescents report drinking beer or wine before their third month of pregnancy.

5

Latinos come in second highest in use of alcohol, binge drinking and heavy alcohol use.

6

Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for Hispanics between the ages of 1 and 34!

7

In 2004, 9.4 percent of Hispanic middle school students smoked.

8

Puerto Rican women are nearly twice as likely to smoke as women of other Hispanic groups.

9

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths among Latinos living in the United States.

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Hispanic children ages 5 to 12 are 72% likelier to die in a motor vehicle crash than non-Hispanic children.