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... Even though children are taught about the health dangers of tobacco use in school across the United States, approximately 16% of teens use tobacco (Hovell, et al. ... Research informing the characteristics of tobacco use among adolescence is extremely important to enable researchers to target areas that might have an impact on tobacco use by teens. Cronk and Sarvela (1996) stated “prevention programs based on multiple components implemented through comprehensive community health strategies must be emphasized” (p. ... Indicating that there are other methods of informing teens about the dangers of tobacco that could have more of an impact. ...
Public and scientific interest regarding tobacco use among teens has been focused on urban areas because tobacco use among teens was believed to be higher in poor neighborhoods (Cronk & Sarvela, 1996). ... It is beneficial to the future of this country’s health that studies such as Cronk and Sarvelas (1996) are conducted to first determine important information regarding subjects and their habits (Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Use Among Rural/Small Town and Urban Youth: A Secondary Analysis of the Monitoring the Future Data Set). ... are able to use previous information to find out what types of programs would effect what types of individuals (as done in their study entitled, "An Adolescent Tobacco-Use Prevention Trial in Orthodontic Offices"). ... They examined the use of tobacco within the last 30 days, categorized by regular daily smoking and smoking one or more packs per day. ... A very profound misbelief regarding the smoking trends of teens was found.
Approximate Word count = 1230
Approximate Pages = 4.9
(250 words per page double spaced)
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