Teen Smoking

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• Colorado Seeks to Criminalize Youth Tobacco Possession
• Youth Brand Preferences Persist, Antismoking Group Says
• Study Links Teen Use Of Tobacco And Pot
• Cigarette Use Reaches New Low Among High School Seniors
• Judge Allows Suit on Underage Tobacco Giveaways to Proceed
• Teens Take in Smoking Scenes at the Movies
• China Mulls Ban on Alcohol, Tobacco Sales to Youths
• More Female Nonsmokers Dying of Lung Cancer
• Teens Exposed to Tobacco More Likely to Have Metabolic Syndrome
• Law Enforcement Makes Retailers Shape Up, But Kids Still Smoke
• Exposure to Tobacco Smoke Harms Children With Sickle Cell Disease
• Smoke Screen
• Cutting Through the Hype
• Many Teens Exposed to Secondhand Smoke Through Parents and Peers
• Tobacco Companies Keeping Tab on You
• Radio Station Hopes "Joe Chemo" Will Inspire Teens To Quit Tobacco Use
• Girl Smokers At Higher Risk ; Could Double Chances Of Breast Cancer
• Report Shows Recent Progress In Decreasing Youth Tobacco Use, But Much Work Remains
• How Can I Quit Smoking?
• Smokeless Tobacco
• Youth Not Young at Heart
• Adolescent Depression And High Receptivity To Tobacco Ads May Lead To Teen Smoking
• Down in Smoke
• 2015 Data from In-School Surveys of 8th-, 10th-, and 12th-Grade Students: Tobacco Text, Figures, & Tables (Scroll down)

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• Among young people, the short-term health effects of smoking include damage to the respiratory system, addiction to nicotine, and the associated risk of other drug use. Long-term health consequences of youth smoking are reinforced by the fact that most young people who smoke regularly continue to smoke throughout adulthood. (CDC. Preventing tobacco use among young people---A report of the Surgeon General. 1994, p. 15)
• Smoking hurts young people's physical fitness in terms of both performance and endurance---even among young people trained in competitive running. (CDC. Preventing tobacco use among young people, p. 28)
• Smoking among youth can hamper the rate of lung growth and the level of maximum lung function. (CDC. Preventing tobacco use among young people, p. 17)
• The resting heart rates of young adult smokers are two to three beats per minute faster than those of nonsmokers. (CDC. Preventing tobacco use among young people, p. 28)
• Among young people, regular smoking is responsible for cough and increased frequency and severity of respiratory illnesses. (CDC. Preventing tobacco use among young people, p. 9)
• The younger people start smoking cigarettes, the more likely they are to become strongly addicted to nicotine. (CDC. Preventing tobacco use among young people, p. 9)
• Teens who smoke are three times more likely than nonsmokers to use alcohol, eight times more likely to use marijuana, and 22 times more likely to use cocaine. Smoking is associated with a host of other risky behaviors, such as fighting and engaging in unprotected sex. (CDC. Preventing tobacco use among young people, p. 36,104)
• Smoking is associated with poor overall health and a variety of short-term adverse health effects in young people and may also be a marker for underlying mental health problems, such as depression, among adolescents. High school seniors who are regular smokers and began smoking by grade nine are
• 2.4 times more likely than their nonsmoking peers to report poorer overall health
• 2.4 to 2.7 times more likely to report cough with phlegm or blood, shortness of breath when not exercising, and wheezing or gasping
• 3.0 times more likely to have seen a doctor or other health professional for an emotional or psychological complaint.

(Arday DR, Giovino GA, Schulman J, Nelson DE, Mowery P, Samet JM . Cigarette smoking and self-reported health problems among US high school seniors, 1982-1989. Am J of Health Promotion, 1995;10(2):111-116. )

Source: www.cdc.gov/tobacco/research_data/youth/ythsprt.htm

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Colorado Seeks to Criminalize Youth Tobacco Possession

A bill passed by a Colorado Senate committee would close the loophole and ban people under age 18 from tobacco possession and use, giving police to confiscate cigarettes, chewing tobacco and other products from underage users. Currently, 35 states have laws on the book making it illegal for those under age 18 to possess tobacco.

The measure also would require retailers to get ID from all tobacco buyers who appear to be under age 30 and would penalize those who sell tobacco to underage users, even unintentionally.

There would be no fines or jail time for kids caught with tobacco, however.
Source: www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2008/colo-seeks-to-criminalize.html

Youth Brand Preferences Persist, Antismoking Group Says

Study Links Teen Use Of Tobacco And Pot

Cigarette Use Reaches New Low Among High School Seniors

Judge Allows Suit on Underage Tobacco Giveaways to Proceed

Teens Take in Smoking Scenes at the Movies

China Mulls Ban on Alcohol, Tobacco Sales to Youths

Smoke Screen

Cutting Through the Hype

Tobacco Companies Keeping Tab on You

Radio Station Hopes "Joe Chemo" Will Inspire Teens To Quit Tobacco Use

Girl Smokers At Higher Risk ; Could Double Chances Of Breast Cancer

Report Shows Recent Progress In Decreasing Youth Tobacco Use, But Much Work Remains

How Can I Quit Smoking?

Youth Not Young at Heart

More than 11,000 young men aged 18 to 39 were invited to participate in this long-term study. A number of health factors were assessed through periodic questionnaires. The questions included the number of cigarettes smoked each day, medical history and family history, as well as prior treatment for diabetes and hypertension. Measurements were also taken at each follow-up appointment, such as heart rhythm abnormalities, cholesterol level, blood pressure, and weight.

To find out whether the lifestyle factors that predict death due to heart disease also apply to predicting heart disease development in a young male population, these responses and measurements were compared to a baseline group of men aged 40 to 59. The study found that about half of the young men were smokers, smoking an average of 21 cigarettes each day, and had higher than normal cholesterol levels as well as heart rhythm abnormalities. Of the men tracked for 20 years, 155 men died of some form of cardiovascular disease.

The researchers believe that since the risk of fatal heart disease can be predicted given particular lifestyle habits, attempts should be made to screen young men at the age of 20 onwards to decrease the number of deaths and complications due to heart disease. "Education was protective in both young and middle-aged men," says lead researcher Philip Greenland, M.D. The researchers say they are hopeful young men can be encouraged to change their lifestyle before permanent damage is done.

Source: www.chennaionline.com/health/homearticles/youngheart.asp

Adolescent Depression And High Receptivity To Tobacco Ads May Lead To Teen Smoking

Down in Smoke

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Smoking was surely designed
To poison, and destroy mankind. - Philip Freneau

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