A 2005 survey showed that 11 % of high-school and vocational-school students were chewers. Worse, the earlier people pick up the betel-nut habit, the earlier they get cancer and the more profound the disease's impact on the individuals and their families.
據國民健康局 2005 年調查，高中職學生每 10 人中有 1.1 人嚼過檳榔，而愈早嚼檳榔，癌變年齡將愈早發生，對個人和家庭影響也愈深遠。