Preventing Tobacco Use Among Young People A Report of the Surgeon General

This report focuses on the vulnerable adolescent ages of 10 through 18 when most users start smoking, chewing, or dipping & become addicted to tobacco. It examines the health effects of early smoking & smokeless tobacco use, the reasons that young men & women begin using tobacco, the extent to which they use tobacco, tobacco advertising & promotional activities (history of cigarette advertising to the young); & efforts to prevent tobacco use by young people (public opinion; educational efforts; & public policies). Charts, tables & graphs. Glossary. Index.Elders, M. Jocelyn is the author of 'Preventing Tobacco Use Among Young People A Report of the Surgeon General' with ISBN 9780788105692 and ISBN 0788105698.