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17 kwi 2023 · Tobacco use remains one of the leading preventable causes of disease and death in the United States. 16 Use of any tobacco product by youth is unsafe, regardless of the form of use. 17 Tobacco use is a pediatric epidemic, because tobacco use disorder almost always starts in childhood or adolescence. 18 Tobacco control research funding should be ...
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 ...
6 dni temu · There is evidence that youth may be sensitive to nicotine and that teens can feel dependent on nicotine sooner than adults. Genetic factors may make quitting smoking harder for young people. Smoking during pregnancy may increase the likelihood that the child will smoke cigarettes regularly in the future.
26 wrz 2023 · Nicotine- and tobacco-free policies help to prevent young people from starting to smoke; create a healthier, more productive student body; protect youth from toxic chemicals in second-hand smoke; reduce cigarette litter; and cut cleaning costs.
26 wrz 2023 · The main concern of tobacco use and exposure to second-hand smoke in youth is the harmful effects of nicotine on adolescents’ brain development. In addition, children are more vulnerable to different forms of marketing and peer pressure and are easily influenced by their role models.
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.
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.
