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This 5 page
report discusses under-age smoking and the ways in which young
people are being targeted to not start smoking in the first
place. Statistics show that smoking is the primary cause of
premature death in this country, and each day in the United
States tobacco use is initiated by more than 3,000 children.
Prevalence data suggest that tobacco use is a pediatric epidemic,
as nearly all tobacco use occurs by age 18 and most adolescent
smokers are addicted. Therefore, the objective must be to get to
potential smokers before they ever start. Bibliography lists 6
sources.
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than 3,000 children. Prevalence data suggest that tobacco use is a pediatric epidemic, as nearly all tobacco use occurs by age 18 and most adolescent smokers are addicted. Therefore, the
objective must be to get to potential smokers before they ever start. Bibliography lists 6 sources. BWysmoke.rtf Smoking Prevention Among Children and
Teenagers By: C.B. Rodgers - November 2001 -- for more information on using this paper properly! Introduction There are very few people
who will argue that smoking is "good" for children and teenagers. Even the tobacco companies claim they do not want kids to smoke and have initiated a number of high-profile
programs directed toward merchants to increase their participation in checking identification to assure that a person is old enough to legally purchase a pack of cigarettes. Nonetheless, it is still
remarkably easy for underage youth to obtain cigarettes. They have older friends and siblings who will purchase them for them. They can help themselves to their parents supply of "smokes."
They can easily gain access to unsupervised cigarette vending machines. And whether or not the tobacco companies are willing to admit, their advertisements make it clear to young people that
smoking is a sophisticated and reasonable way to be an adult. Obviously, better strategies need to be put into place to prevent access to tobacco products along with the
efforts that already exist to discourage adolescents and teens from starting to smoke in the first place. Sarvela, Cronk, and Isberner (1997) state the obvious when they write: "Smoking
continues to present serious health consequences for young people ages 10 to 18" (pp. 372). But they back that simple statement up with some powerful statistics: "Smoking is the primary
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