Addicting Kids to Nicotine
– Summary of the science on how people get addicted, what nicotine does in the brain.
Direct link: Addicting Kids to NicotineTeen Smoking
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Youth smoking is an issue that affects countries worldwide. While not every culture views youth smoking as an issue that needs to be addressed, the U.S. has taken drastic measure in an attempt to reduce and eventually eliminate use of tobacco products among teens. 90% of smokers are estimated to have begun smoking before the age of 20, therefore it is necessary to reduce the number of youths who start smoking before this age in order to reduce the total number of smokers. When the tobacco industry first began to target this new youth demographic, they did so in an entirely non-discreet method (for example through the use of characters that mimic cartoons). Once they began to experience resistance from the public they took a more subdued approach by using anti-tobacco advertisements to actually raise awareness of tobacco products in youths and to increase their desire to smoke. Not all tobacco advertisements are harmful though. Studies have been done to understand what factors make an advertisement more effective and more readily internalized by youths. Advertisements that follow these criteria have been shown to actually decrease the likelihood of youth smoking. In order to prevent a continued and growing pattern of youth smoking, it is necessary to recognize what social factors influence teens so that preventative measures can be determined. While youth smoking may be viewed more or less negatively in different nations, it remains an issue regardless of how societies perceive it. Tobacco industries have tailored their messages to apply overseas and have encountered less restrictive legislation making advertising abroad highly influential to the targeted audience.
Extracted from www.wikipedia.org.
Addicting Kids to Nicotine
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Age at Smoking Initiation and Lung Damage
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Age at Smoking Initiation and Lung Damage
– Scientific paper examines the evidence that lung damage is greater and more lasting the younger a person started smoking.
Direct link: Age at Smoking Initiation and Lung DamageAnti-smoking group Tobaccofree.org
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Anti-smoking group Tobaccofree.org, founded by advocate Patrick Reynolds (RJ Reynolds’ anti-tobacco grandson)
– Anti-smoking group offers youth a tobacco prevention message for grades 6-12, educational videos, quit smoking tips, anti-tobacco motivational speakers, and related resources. Founded by Patrick Reynolds.
Direct link: Anti-smoking group Tobaccofree.orgEducational Support Materials on Cancer
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Educational Support Materials on Cancer
– Reports and slide presentations on tobacco industry youth prevention programs, kids and tobacco, and spit tobacco. In Word and PowerPoint format.
Direct link: Educational Support Materials on CancerEffects of Anti- and Pro-smoking Advertising in Convenience Stores
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Effects of Anti- and Pro-smoking Advertising in Convenience Stores
– Research finds that point-of-purchase cigarette ads at convenience stores influence teen smoking.
Direct link: Effects of Anti- and Pro-smoking Advertising in Convenience StoresHealth Canada – Tobacco and Schools
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Health Canada – Tobacco and Schools
– Information resource list.
Direct link: Health Canada – Tobacco and SchoolsHealth News: Teen Smokers
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Health News: Teen Smokers
– Consumer Health Interactive article examines the causes of teen smoking, such as tobacco advertising from Lorillard.
Direct link: Health News: Teen SmokersHooked on Tobacco: The Teen Epidemic
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Hooked on Tobacco: The Teen Epidemic
– From Consumer Reports.
Direct link: Hooked on Tobacco: The Teen EpidemicIn the Mix – Smoking: The Truth Unfiltered
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In the Mix – Smoking: The Truth Unfiltered
– PBS show on smoking. Emphasis is on effects of smoking in the here and now, not just 40 years down the line.
Direct link: In the Mix – Smoking: The Truth UnfilteredMedlinePlus: Smoking and Youth
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MedlinePlus: Smoking and Youth
– Resources from the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
Direct link: MedlinePlus: Smoking and YouthMonitoring the Future: Kids’ favorite cigarettes
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Monitoring the Future: Kids’ favorite cigarettes
– Just three cigarette brands account for nearly all teen smoking: Marlboro (Philip Morris), Newport (Lorillard), and Camel (RJ Reynolds). These are among the most heavily advertised and promoted cigarette brands, in particular Marlboro, and Marlboro alone accounts for nearly two thirds of teen smoking.
Direct link: Monitoring the Future: Kids’ favorite cigarettesProgression to Established Smoking Among US Youths
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Progression to Established Smoking Among US Youths
– Study presents national estimates of the proportion of youths in each of 7 stages of smoking, and evaluates the effects of pro-smoking and anti-smoking influences.
Direct link: Progression to Established Smoking Among US YouthsSmokefree Kids Fact Sheet
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Smokefree Kids Fact Sheet
– Facts on tobacco use among children, nicotine and nicotine addiction in children, tobacco-caused disease, questions to ask candidates for public office, children and tobacco advertising.
Direct link: Smokefree Kids Fact SheetSmoking and Tobacco Use Among Young People
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Smoking and Tobacco Use Among Young People
– 5 papers (abstracts only) from RWJ Foundation sponsored study on youth tobacco practices and attitudes.
Direct link: Smoking and Tobacco Use Among Young PeopleSmoking: Cutting Through the Hype
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Smoking: Cutting Through the Hype
– Article for teens on smoking and its promotion by the tobacco industry.
Direct link: Smoking: Cutting Through the HypeStepUpNC.com
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StepUpNC.com
– A place for teens to come to learn more about tobacco and tobacco use prevention and control. Teens can come here to learn more about the perils of smoking, to find out how to quit, to become an activist, or just to see what other teens around North Carolina are doing about tobacco prevention and control.
Direct link: StepUpNC.comTeens Against Smoking in Kansas
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Teens Against Smoking in Kansas
– Kansas youth speaking out about big tobacco companies. Join with other teens in Kansas and help create one strong voice working to expose Big Tobacco’s lies.
Direct link: Teens Against Smoking in KansasThe Tobacco Reference Guide: Teen Smoking
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The Tobacco Reference Guide: Teen Smoking
– 36 pages of facts and quotes on the subject.
Direct link: The Tobacco Reference Guide: Teen SmokingTobacco and Kids: The Facts
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Tobacco and Kids: The Facts
– Broad summary of issues from the Center for Tobacco-Free Kids.
Direct link: Tobacco and Kids: The FactsYouth Tobacco Issues: A Roundtable Discussion
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Youth Tobacco Issues: A Roundtable Discussion
– Session from health conference on smoking influences, smokefree programs and policies, and engaging youth in tobacco control activities.
Direct link: Youth Tobacco Issues: A Roundtable Discussion