"Young people see cigar bars and cigar magazines and a lot of celebrities smoking cigars, and they're getting the message that cigars are a good thing," said Cindy Vallo, chair of the Tobacco-Free Florida Community Partnership of Palm Beach County.

The report shows that nearly 8% of sixth-graders and nearly 20% of eight-graders reported smoking cigars.

When asked why teens smoke cigars, one 17-year-old responded, "A lot of teens smoke cigars because they're better for you than cigarettes are. You don't inhale." The Florida Youth Tobacco Survey interviewed 23,000 Florida students last February.