Tobacco

Tobacco

FAST FACTS > Facts on Tobacco
The health risks of tobacco are well known, yet the rates of smoking and the use of chewing tobacco continue to grow. Many people are picking up these habits when they are young - in fact, 90% of all adult smokers started when they were kids. And each day, more than 4,400 kids become regular smokers. *

American Lung Association.
Quit Smoking Action Plan.
http://www.stjohnsmercy.org/homepage/QuitSmokingActionPlan.pdf

American Medical Association.
The Parent Package. Facts, Tips, and Resources. 2001.
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/upload/mm/39/parentinfo.pdf

National Center for Tobacco-Free Kids.
Manipulation: Tobacco Facts.
http://tobaccofreekids.org/youthaction/display.php?DocID=9

Nemours Foundation.
Talking to Your Child About Smoking and Smokeless Tobacco. 2001.
www.kidshealth.org/parent/positive/talk/smoking.html

Nemours Foundation.
Smoking Stinks! 2005.
www.kidshealth.org/kid/watch/house/smoking.html

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. CDC.
How to Quit: Useful Resources to Quit Smoking. 2003.
www.cdc.gov/tobacco/how2quit.htm

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
National Institute for Dental and Craniofacial Research.
Spit Tobacco: A Guide for Quitting.
www.nidcr.nih.gov/HealthInformation/DiseasesAndConditions/
SpitTobacco/QuittingGuide/

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Keeping your kids drug free.
http://ncadi.samhsa.gov/govpubs/phd884/message.aspx 


Tobacco Prevention at School

American Lung Association.
Youth Prevention: Teens Against Tobacco Use (TATU).
http://www.alaw.org/tobacco_control/youth_prevention

More Info

U.S. Preventive Task Force.
Counseling: Tobacco Use. 2003.
www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstf/uspstbac.htm

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. CDC.
MMWR Trends in Cigarette Smoking Among High School Students, United States, 1991-2001. 2002.
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5119a1.htm


*Fact Box Reference

The Nemours Foundation.
Kids and Smoking. 2005.
Accessed on the web at www.kidshealth.org/parent/emotions/behavior/smoking.html