Nicotine dependency and adolescents: preventing and treating.

Lamkin, L P; Houston, T P · Prim Care · 1998

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Abstract

Teenage tobacco use is an increasingly prevalent health problem in this country. Three thousand teenagers become regular smokers each day. This article reviews adolescent tobacco use and its health dangers; a brief-office intervention for tobacco cessation in adolescents is described.

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