Health - Research on Teen Smoking

Teacher Mrs. Day





Assignment - Week 1
Use these articles to begin your search and build your library of facts. Be sure to verify your sources.

Cigar smoking by teens worries FTC , The Miami Herald, 02/09/1998
HRSA report shows increased drug use for adolescents. , Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly, 12/07/1998, Vol. 10 Issue 46, p6
Increasing the Involvement of Teenage Cigarette Smokers in Antismoking Campaigns. ; By Goldberg, Marvin E.., Journal of Communication, Jan1982, Vol. 32 Issue 1, p75
Depression and smoking linked in teens. , Brown University Child & Adolescent Behavior Letter, Nov2000, Vol. 16 Issue 11, p3
Youth tobacco control: reconciling theory and empirical evidence. ; By Glied S., J Health Econ, Jan2002, Vol. 21 Issue 1, p117
Reducing smoking among Minnesota teens in managed care. Smoking. ; By Lando HA., Minn Med, May1998, Vol. 81 Issue 5, p60


Assignment - Week 2
There are many emotional issues discussed in the following articles. Read these articles, identify the emotional issues and create a chart that presents each issue and your feelings about it.

Depression and smoking linked in teens. , Brown University Child & Adolescent Behavior Letter, Nov2000, Vol. 16 Issue 11, p3
Strategies Announced for Halving Smoking Rates by 2010. , Health Care Financing Review, Dec2000, Vol. 22 Issue 2, p187
Youth Access Interventions Do Not Affect Youth Smoking. ; By Fichtenberg, Caroline M.., Pediatrics, Jun2002, Vol. 109 Issue 6, p1088
Helping kids quit. Hospitals offer smoking cessation programs for teens. ; By Pinto C., Mod Healthc, 04/20/1998, Vol. 28 Issue 16, p62
Teens' images of smoking and smokers. ; By Luke D., Public Health Rep, Jan2001, Vol. 116 Suppl 1, p194
Depression and smoking linked in teens. , Brown University Child & Adolescent Behavior Letter, Nov2000, Vol. 16 Issue 11, p3


Assignment - Week 3
Review these Web sites for further information.

Teenagers and the Real World
Medline Plus Links
Teens and Tobacco