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Puerto Ricans are likelier than other Latinos to be current smokers.
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For Latinas, there is a positive relationship between level of acculturation and smoking.
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In 2005, 22 percent of Hispanic high school students smoked, a 19% increase over the 2003 smoking rate of 18.4 percent.
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6 out of 10 Latina pregnant adolescents report drinking beer or wine before their third month of pregnancy.
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Latinos come in second highest in use of alcohol, binge drinking and heavy alcohol use.
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Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for Hispanics between the ages of 1 and 34!
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In 2004, 9.4 percent of Hispanic middle school students smoked.
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Puerto Rican women are nearly twice as likely to smoke as women of other Hispanic groups.
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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.
