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American Journal of Public Health (AJPH): Progression to Established Smoking Among US Youths

Study presents national estimates of the proportion of youths in each of 7 stages of smoking, and evaluates the effects of pro-smoking and anti-smoking influences.

MedlinePlus: Smoking and Youth

Resources from the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

Age at Smoking Initiation and Lung Damage

Scientific paper examines the evidence that lung damage is greater and more lasting the younger a person started smoking.

Become a smokefree teen

Learn about different tools to help you quit and how to use them.

Food and Drug Administration (FDA): Youth and Tobacco

Has a prevention plan, flavored tobacco regulations, restrictions, and how to protect children and adolescents.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Youth and Tobacco Use

Has estimates of current tobacco use among youth, factors associated with youth tobacco product use reducing youth tobacco product use.