This report focuses on the vulnerable adolescent ages of 10 through 18 when most users start smoking, chewing, or dipping & become addicted to tobacco. It examines the health effects of early smoking & smokeless tobacco use, the reasons that young men & women begin using tobacco, the extent to which they use tobacco, tobacco advertising & promotional activities (history of cigarette advertising to the young); & efforts to prevent tobacco use by young people (public opinion; educational efforts; & public policies). Charts, tables & graphs. Glossary. Index.

This Surgeon General's report details the causes and the consequences of tobacco use among youth and young adults by focusing on the social, environmental, advertising, and marketing influences that encourage youth and young adults to initiate and sustain tobacco use. This is the first time tobacco data on young adults as a discrete population have been explored in detail. The report also highlights successful strategies to prevent young people from using tobacco

This book offers direction for effective programming on a broad range of prevention activities. It examines patterns of drug use among Canadian youth and describes programs that show effectiveness or promise in preventing drug use or in reducing harm for youth already using such substances. It is of interest to educators, community developers, health promoters, law enforcement officers, and public health nurses. An appendix includes an index of published programs and Canadian programs.

"Nearly 600 entries, compiled from authoritative sources, convey information about the lively history, manufacture, and use of all forms of tobacco. ... The Encyclopedia aims to provide accurate, current, and balanced information to people of all viewpoints and on both sides of the smoking debate."--Preface, p. viii.