Use of cigarettes and other tobacco among students aged 13-15 years-worldwide 1999-2005

Article Abstract:

Estimates of self-reported cigarette and other tobacco-product use during 1999-2005 in 132 different countries and the Gaza Strip/West Bank are presented. Data indicate that nearly two of every 10 students reported using a tobacco product, with no statistically significant difference between the proportion of those reporting cigarette smoking and other tobacco use, hence there is a need to develop and evaluate tobacco-control programs to address the use of such products, especially among girls.

Specialty outpatient clinics, not elsewhere classified, Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers, Antismoking Programs, Students, Smoking cessation programs, Smoking cessation, Health promotion, Endorsements

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Cigarette smoking-attributable morbidity -- United States, 2000

Article Abstract:

About 8.6 million Americans have a smoking-related illness, according to data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, the 3rd National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, and the US Census. Chronic bronchitis and emphysema account for 59% of all smoking-related diseases. Cigarette smoking causes 5.6 million years of potential life lost, $75 billion in direct health care costs, and $82 billion in lost work productivity.

Lung diseases

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Risk of lung cancer among white and black relatives of individuals with early-onset lung cancer

Article Abstract:

Risk of lung cancer across a lifetime by race, smoking status, and family history of early onset of lung cancer is quantified. The results indicate that the first-degree relatives of African American individuals with early-onset lung cancer have greater risk of lung cancer than their white counterparts and that these risks are further amplified by cigarette smoking.

Risk factors, African Americans, Lung cancer

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