Tobacco Trends

By Linda D. Boyd, RDH, RD, EdD

The United States Surgeon General refers to tobacco use as a pediatric disease because 90% of adult tobacco users start the habit before they turn 18.¹ This is a concern because the current prevalence of tobacco use among young people suggests it is on the rise. Part of this increase may be due to the advent of alternative tobacco products (ATPs)—from water pipes to electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes). Amrock and Wietzman² have deemed the use of ATPs as presenting the “second front in the war on tobacco.”

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