Make it a Tobacco Free School Year

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The back-to-school season is a perfect opportunity for parents to talk to their kids about the importance of living tobacco free.

More than 80% of adult smokers begin smoking before 18 years of age and adolescent smokeless tobacco users are more likely than nonusers to become adult cigarette smokers. ^1,2

Don’t let your child risk a life of tobacco addiction and disease. Check out our tobacco prevention resources and make time to talk today!  

Featured Articles & Blog Posts

• More Youth Use Tobacco Than You May Think
• Eight Tips for Talking with Youth about Tobacco
• How FDA Helps Protect Kids from Tobacco
• Keeping Kids Safe from Tobacco: Perspective from a Dad and Former Smoker (Coming Soon) 

Interactive Tools

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	Take the Youth and Tobacco Quiz!  Test your knowledge of youth tobacco use and prevention.

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More Resources

• Youth Tobacco Prevention
• Talk to Your Kids about Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs
• Learn more at Smokefree Teen

References

_{1 – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Tobacco Use Among Middle and High School Students—United States, 2000–2009. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2010;59(33):1063–8 [accessed 10 August 2012].}

_{2- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Preventing Tobacco Use Among Young People: A Report of the Surgeon General. Page 7. Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health, 1994 [accessed 10 August 2012].}