Making an entirely surprising and promising disclosure, which may well result in reducing the frequency of various detrimental forms of cancer being faced by young adults due to smoking, it has recently been revealed that the rates of smoking are falling rapidly among teenagers in Scotland.

The statements were made by health experts after carrying out a health survey, which ended up giving indications that smoking rates among Scottish teenagers have dipped to their lowest level since the last three decades.

However, the survey further suggested that, while the consumption of alcohol has dropped significantly among teenagers, mainly 13 and 15 year olds, during the last two years, there’s a crept up seen in the number of young adults and teenagers who confess being drunk.

The Scottish Schools Adolescent Lifestyle and Substance Use Survey 2010 has made it clear that around 3% of 13 years old teens and as many as 13% of 15 years old teens smoked a minimum of one cigarette during the last year.

It seems like young people are heeding the words of caution, being proffered by the Government, health officials and by various non-profit organisations, regarding the threats allied to abuse of drink and drugs. In this regard, a recently released report highlighted that the number of teenagers accepting to experimenting with drugs and drink has dropped considerably all over Edinburgh.

While expressing his opinion in this regard, the national director of drugs information organisation known as Crew2000, John Arthur claimed the statistics revealed by the survey have reflected wider trends. “I think a lot of people have got the message that drinking alcohol can harm you and even relatively small amounts, so I think people are stepping back from that and are more health conscious”, he added.

Though a downhill trend is visible all over the nation, there’s still need for spreading more and more awareness among the masses regarding the harmful and life-threatening effects caused by smoking as well as by drinking.