Youth and Tobacco: Preventing Tobacco Use among Young People: A Report of the Surgeon General
Contributor(s):
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (U.S.). Office on Smoking and Health
United States. Department of Education (Sponsor)
United States. Public Health Service. Office of the Surgeon General
From the Foreword: "This publication is adapted from 'Preventing Tobacco Use among Young People: A Report of the Surgeon General' released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in 1994. The excerpts presented here provide important information for educators about the vulnerable ages of 10 through 18 when most users start smoking, chewing, or dipping and become addicted to tobacco. It underscores the seriousness of tobacco use and the relationship of tobacco use to other adolescent problem behaviors." Pages 10, 38 and 182 are blank.
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