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17 kwi 2023 · This policy statement accompanies the clinical report and technical report on protecting children and adolescents from tobacco and nicotine. 1,2 It builds on, strengthens, and expands American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommendations from the 2015 policy statement. 3 Although many evidence-based recommendations from the 2015 policy statement ...
17 kwi 2023 · The AAP clinical report on health disparities in tobacco use and exposure details the key factors and structural barriers that drive some youth from communities that have historically experienced high levels of discrimination and stigma to initiate and use tobacco at disproportionately high rates. 17 Several studies, for example, have ...
Smoking prevalence increased with age: 2% of youth in grades six to nine were smoking, 11% at 15 to 19 years of age, 18% at 20 to 24 years of age, and 19% at 25 to 34 years of age. Smoking rates in teens 15 to 19 years of age were two to three times lower than in 1999.
This practice point presents the evidence and rationales for smoking cessation interventions which have been studied in youth specifically, such as individual counselling, psychological support, nicotine replacement therapy, bupropion and varenicline. Interventions for which limited or conflicting data exist are also discussed.
Do primary care interventions to prevent tobacco and nicotine use or improve tobacco or nicotine cessation rates in children and adolescents improve health outcomes (respiratory, dental, cardiovascular, and oral health) and reduce the likelihood of tobacco and nicotine use in adulthood?
17 kwi 2023 · Pediatricians are uniquely positioned to help children, adolescents, and their families live tobacco-free lives. Actions by pediatricians can help reduce children’s risk of developing tobacco and nicotine use disorder and reduce children’s tobacco smoke and/or aerosol exposure.
28 kwi 2020 · Behavioral interventions may reduce the likelihood of smoking initiation in nonsmoking children and adolescents. Research is needed to identify effective behavioral interventions for adolescents who smoke cigarettes or who use other tobacco products and to understand the effectiveness of pharmacothe ….
