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Direct linkWang, C.; Henley, N.; Donovan, R. J. – Health Education Research, 2004
Tobacco addiction is a major health problem for both adults and young people--between 20 and 60% of adolescents are dependent on nicotine and more than two-thirds who attempt to quit experience withdrawal symptoms. Yet, anti-smoking efforts targeted at children emphasize primary prevention and ignore addiction education, which is generally…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Smoking, Adolescents, Prevention
