CHICAGO — Smoking among America's youth has reached epidemic proportions, starting them on the path to a lifetime of addiction, the U.S. surgeon general's office said in its first report on youth smoking since 1994.
Almost one in five high school-aged teens smokes, down from earlier decades, but the rate of decline has slowed, the report said. Because few high school smokers are able to quit, some 80 percent will continue to smoke as adults, according to the report released on Thursday.
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Does it have something to do with the lowered pregnancy rate? The USA once had the highest teen pregnancy rate int eh world and now may highest rate of smokers?
Stacie, that is disturbing. I don't know whether it has anything to do with teen pregnancy... but that is bad news... Funny, I have a neighbor who says that I am killing myself by eating white sugar, but he chain smokes. Go figgure.
there could be a connection...from data i collect via work...smoking is just one of several issues with teen pregnancy (with low income parents and of course they'd be classified as low income if they are teens)...so if mama/papa doesn't quit, the habit/addiction could pass to the next generation...just a thought...
by Susan Reid 14 years ago
The popular clothing store Forever XXI (21)is coming out with a line of maternity clothing.Knowing that Forever XXI caters to/attracts teens, is thisa) a brilliant marketing move -- why shouldn't teens have nice maternity clothes?b) exploitation of teen girls who get themselves in troublec) an...
by theirishobserver. 15 years ago
Two Irish men have been shot and wounded in New York when a security guard shoot them for smoking in a bowling alley.....should we execute smokers?
by Cassie Smith 13 years ago
More and more companies aren't hiring smokers because they are not a protected class and they increase a company's group health insurance premiums. Should it be allowed?
by Moon Goddess1854 15 years ago
Quick Global Facts:Top 5 Countries with Adult Population Smoking:1. Nauru Continent/Region: AsiaPopulation: 12,000% Adult Smokers:54%2. GuineaContinent/Region: AfricaPopulation: 8,154,000% Adult Smokers: 51.7%3. NamibiaContinent/Region: AfricaPopulation: 1,757,000% Adult Smokers: 50%4....
by Dr. Helen Borel 16 years ago
"Poor vocabulary and low verbal fluency" are hallmarks of the early dementia suffered by smokers. Smoking is thought to lead to cognitive deficit and cognitive decline, known risk factors for the subsequent development of dementia.Since cigarette smoking is a modifiable risk factor,...
by romper20 13 years ago
I see this all too much and it's been striking a chord recently within me. Do you see Parents or Adults in general smoking near their children or associated? Talk about extremely bad role modeling. Sometimes i feel like taking justice into my own hands but how can i they already have it in theirs.
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