Protecting Children and Adolescents From Tobacco and Nicotine

Authors

Brian P. Jenssen, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Susan C. Walley, Children's National Hospital, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, District of Columbia.
Rachel Boykan, Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook Children's Hospital, Stony Brook, New York.
Alice Little Caldwell, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University Medical Center, Augusta, Georgia.
Deepa Camenga, Pediatrics and Public Health, Yale Program in Addiction Medicine, Yale Schools of Medicine and Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut.

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

5-1-2023

Journal

Pediatrics

Volume

151

Issue

5

DOI

10.1542/peds.2023-061805

Abstract

Significant strides have been made in reducing rates of cigarette smoking among adolescents in the United States. However, rates of e-cigarette and similar device use among youth are high, and rates of other tobacco product use, such as cigars and hookahs, have not declined. In addition, almost 40% of children 3 to 11 years of age are regularly exposed to secondhand tobacco smoke, and rates of secondhand exposure to e-cigarette aerosol have increased over the last decade. Pediatricians are uniquely positioned to help children, adolescents, and their families live tobacco-free lives. Actions by pediatricians can help reduce children's risk of developing tobacco and nicotine use disorder and reduce children's tobacco smoke and/or aerosol exposure.

APA Citation

Jenssen, Brian P.; Walley, Susan C.; Boykan, Rachel; Little Caldwell, Alice; and Camenga, Deepa, "Protecting Children and Adolescents From Tobacco and Nicotine" (2023). GW Authored Works. Paper 2977.
https://hsrc.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/gwhpubs/2977

Department

Pediatrics