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- Title
Cigars, Cigarettes, and Adolescents.
- Authors
Brooks, Ashley; Larkin, Elizabeth M. Gaier; Kishore, Sonal; Frank, Scott
- Abstract
Objective: To examine public health implications of adolescent use of cigars only, cigarettes only, and both cigarettes and cigars. Methods: A cross-sectional health risk survey was administered to a random sample of 4486 high school students in a Midwestern county. Results: More adolescents reported using both cigarettes and cigars (10.6%) than cigar-only (7.4%) or cigarette-only (6.4%). Product of initiation was associated with current product use. Dual use was associated with more frequent use of both products, high stress, and susceptibility to future cigarette use. Conclusion: Assessing cigarette use without examining cigar use overlooks a critical dimension of adolescent tobacco use.
- Subjects
CIGARS; CIGARETTES; TEENAGERS; HEALTH; TOBACCO use; SMOKING; HEALTH risk assessment; PUBLIC health; HEALTH surveys
- Publication
American Journal of Health Behavior, 2008, Vol 32, Issue 6, p640
- ISSN
1087-3244
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5993/AJHB.32.6.8