US College Students' Use of Tobacco Products
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- 9 August 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 284 (6) , 699-705
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.284.6.699
Abstract
Tobacco use is increasing among young Americans. Cigarette smoking rates among adolescents increased by 32% between 1991 and 1997.1,2 Cigarette smoking by young adults (18-24 years) increased by 16% between 1995 and 1997, presumably reflecting the aging of the adolescent cohort.2 Young adults, who represent the youngest legal targets of tobacco industry marketing, may also be initiating tobacco use in larger numbers. If this trend continues, it threatens to reverse the decline in smoking prevalence among US adults that has occurred during the past half century.3Keywords
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