High school seniors' smoking initiation and progression 1 year after graduation

K.P. Tercyak, Dustin Tahisin Rodríguez () and J. Audrain-McGovern

American Journal of Public Health, 2007, vol. 97, issue 8, 1397-1398

Abstract: We explored cigarette smoking prevalence rates in former high school seniors 1 year after graduation and found that among 12th grade never smokers, 25% initiated smoking, and among 12th grade ever smokers, 39% increased their cigarette use. Alcohol use in 12th grade, along with not attending college, were both positively related to smoking progression. Risk for smoking initiation does not end at adolescence, and the public health community must continue tobacco control initiatives throughout adolescence and young adulthood.

Date: 2007
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2006.094235

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