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Teen smokers won’t quit for years

Duerksen, S. (1996, February 16). "Teen smokers won’t quit for years." San Diego Union Tribune, p. B2.

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Teen smoking campaign flops

Jacoby, J. (1998, April 7). "Teen smoking campaign flops." The Boston Globe, p. A19.

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Smokers start to smoke at a young age. The U.S. Surgeon General’s 1994 report cited that the average age at which smokers first try cigarettes is 14½. The average age at which they become daily smokers is 17½.

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Blowing smoke

Hamilton, K. (1997, July). "Blowing smoke." Newsweek, 130 (3), pp. 54-60.

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The Center for Youth Studies is pleased to have the following article review offered by a high school student. We believe that insight from young people themselves is important for today’s youth workers.

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Tobacco Ads a Big Draw in Study

Dalton, R. Tobacco Ads a Big Draw in Study. (1995, October 18). San Diego Union Tribune, pp. A1, A20.

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Nicotine dependency and compulsive tobacco use

Winsten, J.A. "Research status report: Nicotine dependency and compulsive tobacco use." Boston: Center for Health Communication, Harvard School of Public Education.

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Beedies are teens newest addiction

O’Brien, E. (1998, November 30). "‘Beedies’ are teens’ newest addiction." The Boston Globe, pp. B1, B6.

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"Beedies" are sweet little, hand wrapped, sweet tasting cigarettes, made in India and coming to the U.S. youth culture. They hit underage smokers in L.A. about 1993, moved on to cities like San Francisco, Cleveland, Chicago, and became popular with Boston kids in the late 1990s.

 

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Are stogies safer than cigarettes?

Cowley, G. (1997, July 7). "Are stogies safer than cigarettes?" Newsweek.

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