Asian American and Pacific Islander Youth and Tobacco
Internet URL
http://www.aapcho.com/links/Youth6-02.pdf 
Sponsoring Agency
Asian Pacific Partners for Empowerment, Advocacy and Leadership
Description
Every day, more than 3,000 kids in the United States become new, regular daily smokers. The smoking rate for Asian Americans increases seven-fold from middle school (4.4 %) to high school (33.1%), the highest increase for any ethnic group. This fact sheet describes the scope tobacco in Asian American and Pacific Islander youth.