Tobacco Control Program

FACT SHEETS

Youth and Tobacco Use: Current Estimates from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention – December 2006

The Toll of Tobacco in Rhode Island includes prevalence rates for adults and children, number of tobacco related deaths, tobacco-related costs in RI, and tobacco industry influence/money spent in RI.

The Toll of Tobacco in the United States includes prevalence rates for adults and children, number of tobacco related deaths, tobacco-related costs, and tobacco industry influences.

Smoking and Kids – How many kids smoke in the US? Health effects, dangers and other facts relating to smoking and kids.

Tobacco Use Among Youth – Percentage of High School Students Who Report Past Month Cigarette Use from 1991-2005.

Tobacco Harm to Kids – Tobacco Use Harms At or Around Birth, Smoking by Family Member, & Harm to Kids from Their Own Smoking.

How Parents Can Protect Their Kids From Becoming Addicted Smokers

Where do Youth Smokers Get Their Cigarettes? – Outlines facts relating to why and how youth get their cigarettes and how to make it more difficult for kids to buy cigarettes.

Smokeless (Spit) Tobacco - Chewing Tobacco in the United States
An Overview of the Health Risks and Industry Marketing Aimed at Children and the Compelling Need for Effective Regulation of All Tobacco Products by the FDA

Smokeless Tobacco Fact sheet from the Center for Disease Control & Prevention – Types, health effects and special population groups.

Smokeless Tobacco and Kids – Youth Spit Tobacco - Marketing Smokeless Tobacco to Kids, Health Effects, and Types of Spit Tobacco

Women, Girls & Tobacco Use – a series of fact sheets relating to women, girls and tobacco use.

Smoking and Other Drug Use – Teen smoking is an early warning sign for additional substance abuse problems

Tobacco Brand Preferences - Who Smokes What Brand from the Center for Disease Control & Prevention

RESOURCES

"Health Risks Among Rhode Island Public High School Students" - 2005 Youth Risk Behavior Survey Results

Tobacco Control Spending in Rhode Island includes CDC Recommended Minimum Spendingon Tobacco Prevention and Actual Spending on Tobacco Prevention – 2007

Parent Link Rhode Island- Provides resources for parents on topics such as tips on talking to your child(ren) about saying “no” to tobacco, including activities and services for kids and families in Rhode Island.

KidsHealth – provides health information on Smoking and Asthma, Kids and Smoking (resources for parents), Smoking (for teens) Smokeless Tobacco (for teens) and Smoking Stinks (for kids).

The Foundation of a Smokefree America website of Youth
Offers educational videos, K-12 assembly programs, speakers, quit smoking info, anti-tobacco news, and a great anti-smoking links guide for teen smoking prevention. The mission is to motivate youth to stay tobacco free and to empower smokers to quit successfully.

Got a Minute? Give It To Your Kid -Educational Brochure developed by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention
This brochure, public service announcement, and 10 Tactics are designed to help parents keep their kids from using tobacco and help those who smoke, quit for good.

Surgeon General for KIDS (SGR4KIDS) - Online Smoke-free Magazine – The US Surgeon General wrote this report for kids. It teaches kids about the dangers of tobacco. SGR4KIDS asked kids across the country, "What do you and your friends think about smoking, and what do you want to see in this magazine?" You will find their words and ideas and all kinds of interesting facts in SGR4KIDS.

Preventing Tobacco Use Among Young People - A Report of the Surgeon General (1994)is the first in this series to focus on young people. It underscores the seriousness of tobacco use, its relationship to other adolescent problem behaviors, and the responsibility of all citizens to protect the health of our children.

Learn how smoking affects the entire body!