Also called: Also called: Teen smoking
Nearly a quarter of high school students in the U.S. smoke cigarettes. Another 8% use smokeless tobacco. Smoking has many health risks for everyone. However, the younger you are when you start smoking, the more problems it can cause. For example:
- People who start smoking before the age of 21 have the hardest time quitting.
- About 30% of youth smokers will continue smoking and die early from a smoking-related disease.
- Teen smokers are more likely to use alcohol and illegal drugs.
- They are more likely to have panic attacks, anxiety disorders and depression.
Parents and other adults who work with children can help by warning them of the risks of smoking. They can also set a good example by not smoking themselves.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Smoking Stinks!(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/kid/watch/house/smoking.html
Also available in Spanish http://kidshealth.org/kid/en_espanol/sano/smoking_esp.html
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Smoking: Don't Let It Steer You Wrong(American Academy of Family Physicians) - http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/common/addictions/tobacco/274.printerview.html
Also available in Spanish http://familydoctor.org/online/famdoces/home/common/addictions/tobacco/274.printerview.html
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You(th) & Tobacco(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/youth/information_sheets/yuthfax1.htm
Also available in Spanish http://www.cdc.gov/spanish/tabaco/teen_tabaco.htm
- Child and Teen Tobacco Use(American Cancer Society) - http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/PED_10_2X_Child_and_Teen_Tobacco_Use.asp?sitearea=PED
- Kids and Smoking(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/talk/smoking.html
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Smoking(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/teen/drug_alcohol/tobacco/smoking.html
Also available in Spanish http://kidshealth.org/teen/en_espanol/drogas/smoking_esp.html
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Smoking - The Facts
(Patient Education Institute) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/smokingthefacts/htm/index.htm
Also available in Spanish http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/tutorials/smokingthefactsspanish/htm/index.htm
- Tough Laws, Higher Prices Mean Fewer Kids Smoke(04/17/2009, HealthDay) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_83008.html
- Researchers Profile the 'Light' Smoker(04/06/2009, HealthDay) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_82570.html
- Smoking, Drinking Should Matter in Movie Ratings, Parent Survey Finds(03/03/2009, HealthDay) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_81253.html
- More News on Smoking and Youth http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/alphanews_s.html#smokingandyouth
- Got a Minute? Give It to Your Kid—Ten Tactics(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/tobacco_control_programs/campaigns_events/got_a_minute/GotAMinute_brochure/gotamin.htm
- Teens and Smoking: 10 Ways to Help Teens Stay Smoke-Free(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/teen-smoking/HQ00139/METHOD=print
- Bidis and Kreteks(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/tobacco_industry/bidis_kreteks.htm
- Celebrities Against Smoking(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/youth/educational_materials/celebrities/index.htm
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Nicotine
(National Institute on Drug Abuse) - http://teens.drugabuse.gov/facts/facts_nicotine1.asp
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Parents: Nicotine Is a Real Threat to Your Kids
(National Institute on Drug Abuse) - http://www.nida.nih.gov/Published_Articles/Nicotinethreat.html
- Path to Smoking Addiction Starts at Very Young Ages(National Center for Tobacco-Free Kids) - Links to PDF - http://tobaccofreekids.org/research/factsheets/pdf/0127.pdf
- Tobacco Harm to Kids(National Center for Tobacco-Free Kids) - Links to PDF - http://tobaccofreekids.org/research/factsheets/pdf/0077.pdf
- Where Do Youth Smokers Get Their Cigarettes?(National Center for Tobacco-Free Kids) - Links to PDF - http://tobaccofreekids.org/research/factsheets/pdf/0073.pdf
- Images of Lungs(American Lung Association) - http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=22577
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Smoking - The Facts(Patient Education Institute) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/smokingthefacts/htm/index.htm
Also available in Spanish http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/tutorials/smokingthefactsspanish/htm/index.htm
- Learn about Your Respiratory System(American Lung Association) - http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=40743
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Smoking and Youth
(National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/term=smoking+%5BCONDITION%5D+AND+child+%5BAGE-GROUP%5D
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Increasing Evidence Points to Link Between Youth Smoking and Exposure to Smoking in Movies
(National Cancer Institute) - http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/pressreleases/TeenSmokingMovies
- Article: Counseling and interventions to prevent tobacco use and tobacco-caused disease... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=19380855&tool=MedlinePlus
- Article: Summaries for patients. Preventing tobacco use and related diseases in... - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=19380851&tool=MedlinePlus
- Article: Triple-combination pharmacotherapy for medically ill smokers: a randomized trial. - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=19349630&tool=MedlinePlus
- Smoking and Youth -- see more articles - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=pubmed&term=(smoking[majr]+OR+tobacco+use+disorder[majr])+AND+adolescent[mh]+AND+(review[pt]+OR+clinical+trial[pt]+OR+guideline[pt]+OR+jsubsetk[text]+OR+jsubsetaim[tw]+OR+jsubsetn[tw]+OR+patient+education+handout[pt])+AND+english[la]+AND+humans[mh]+NOT+(letter[pt]+OR+editorial[pt])&doptcmdl=summary&cmd_current=Limits&pmfilter_EDatLimit=last+1+Year&tool=MedlinePlus
- ABC's of Tobacco(National Center for Tobacco-Free Kids) - http://tobaccofreekids.org/abc/frameset.htm
- American Cancer Society - http://www.cancer.org/
- American Lung Association - http://www.lungusa.org/
- Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids(National Center for Tobacco-Free Kids) - http://tobaccofreekids.org/
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National Institute on Drug Abuse
- http://www.nida.nih.gov/
- State Legislated Actions on Tobacco Issues (SLATI)(American Lung Association) - http://slati.lungusa.org/
- Exposure to Substance Use Prevention Messages and Substance Use among Adolescents: 2002 to 2007(Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) - http://oas.samhsa.gov/2k9/prevention/prevention.htm
- Parent Awareness of Youth Use of Cigarettes, Alcohol, and Marijuana(Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) - http://oas.samhsa.gov/2k8/parents/parents.htm
- Smokeless Tobacco Use, Initiation, and Relationship to Cigarette Smoking: 2002 to 2007(Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) - http://oas.samhsa.gov/2k9/smokelessTobacco/smokelessTobacco.htm
- Smoking and Kids(National Center for Tobacco-Free Kids) - Links to PDF - http://tobaccofreekids.org/research/factsheets/pdf/0001.pdf
- Tobacco Use among Youth(National Center for Tobacco-Free Kids) - Links to PDF - http://tobaccofreekids.org/research/factsheets/pdf/0002.pdf
- Toll of Tobacco in the United States of America(National Center for Tobacco-Free Kids) - Links to PDF - http://tobaccofreekids.org/research/factsheets/pdf/0072.pdf
- Youth and Tobacco Use: Current Estimates(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/youth_data/youth_tobacco.htm
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Smoking and Asthma(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/managing_asthma/triggers/smoking_asthma.html
Also available in Spanish http://kidshealth.org/parent/en_espanol/medicos/smoking_asthma_esp.html
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Smoking Stinks!(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/kid/watch/house/smoking.html
Also available in Spanish http://kidshealth.org/kid/en_espanol/sano/smoking_esp.html
- What Kids Say about: Tobacco(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/kid/grow/drugs_alcohol/poll_tobacco.html
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Mind Over Matter: Nicotine
(National Institute on Drug Abuse) - http://teens.drugabuse.gov/mom/mom_nic1.asp
Also available in Spanish http://teens.drugabuse.gov/mom/mom_nic1_spanish.asp -
Smoking and Asthma(Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/teen/drug_alcohol/tobacco/smoking_asthma.html
Also available in Spanish http://kidshealth.org/teen/asthma_basics/espanol/smoking_asthma_esp.html
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Smoking: Don't Let It Steer You Wrong(American Academy of Family Physicians) - http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/common/addictions/tobacco/274.printerview.html
Also available in Spanish http://familydoctor.org/online/famdoces/home/common/addictions/tobacco/274.printerview.html
- Quitting Smoking - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/quittingsmoking.html
- Smokeless Tobacco - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/smokelesstobacco.html
- Smoking - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/smoking.html
- Children and Teenagers - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/childrenandteenagers.html
- Substance Abuse Problems - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/substanceabuseproblems.html
The primary NIH organization for research on Smoking and Youth is the National Institute on Drug Abuse - http://www.nida.nih.gov/