Preventing Youth Tobacco User

Preventing Tobacco Use Among Youth and Young Adults

A Report of the Surgeon General

2012 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Public Health Service Office of the Surgeon General Rockville, MD

National Library of Medicine Cataloging in Publication Preventing tobacco use among youth and young adults : a report of the Surgeon General. – Atlanta, GA. : Dept. of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health; Washington, D.C. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 2012. p. ________ Includes bibliographical references. 1. Smoking – prevention & control. 2. Smoking – epidemiology. 3. Smoking – adverse effects. 4. Tobacco Industry. 5. Smoking Cessation. 6. Adolescent. 7. Young Adult. I. United States. Public Health Service. Office of the Surgeon General. II. National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (U.S.). Office on Smoking and Health.

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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Office on Smoking and Health This publication is available on the World Wide Web at http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library

Suggested Citation U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Preventing Tobacco Use Among Youth and Young Adults: A Report of the Surgeon General. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health, 2012. Use of trade names is for identification only and does not constitute endorsement by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Message from Kathleen Sebelius

Secretary of Health and Human Services

Tobacco is the leading cause of preventable and premature death, killing an estimated 443,000 Americans each year....