Adolescent Cigarette Smoking: A Longitudinal Analysis Through Young Adulthood
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It is estimated that smoking results in more deaths each year in the United States than alcohol, cocaine, heroin, AIDS, suicide, homicide, motor vehicle accidents, and fires combined (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 2000). With about 8 out of 10 adult smokers in the United States having tried their first cigarette before age 18 (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 1994), it is not surprising that there has been considerable concern about adolescent smoking.
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تاریخ انتشار 2005