If youth workers want to help prevent smoking they need to understand how to prevent a nonsmoking child from becoming a smoker.
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How Cigarettes Have Changed and What We Know Now
See what we’ve learned about cigarettes and smoking since 1964 when the U.S. Surgeon General first released an annual report on the subject.
Read More »Drugs to Quit Smoking Can Affect Mental and Physical Health: the Truth About Chantix and Zyban
Everyone knows that smoking harms health and that the habit is difficult to quit. Unfortunately, some products that help people stop smoking can also be harmful.
Read More »Reducing Smoking, Drinking and Drug Use
Drug-abuse prevention programs can help high-risk youth, according to this five-year study by the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP). The report found that prevention programs for high-risk youth have been effective in reducing rates of alcohol, tobacco and marijuana use.
Read More »Another Reason Not to Smoke
Smokers tell you that smoking calms them down, but a 2000 study finds that adolescents who smoke are more likely to suffer from phobias, panic attacks, and other serious anxiety problems as young adults.
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