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Tobacco

Nearly 40% of the pediatric population is exposed to secondhand smoke (SHS). In addition, an estimated 80-90% of adult smokers began smoking during adolescence. Parents play a very important role in protecting their children from smoke exposure and preventing tobacco use.

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Protecting Kids From Tobacco’s Harms: AAP Policy Explained

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) sees the explosion of new tobacco and nicotine products as a serious threat to child and teen health. Here’s why we strongly support for measures that will help keep these products out of kids’ hands and make it easier for those who develop tobacco use disorder to get the treatment they need to quit.

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Dangers of Smokeless Tobacco
E-Cigarettes & Vaping: Facts for Parents
Heat-Not-Burn Tobacco Products
Hookah: What’s Old Is New—And Unsafe
How Parents Can Prevent Exposure to Thirdhand Smoke
How to Quit: When the Smoker is You
Pod-based E-cigarette Devices: Get the Facts
Protecting Kids From Tobacco’s Harms: AAP Policy Explained VIDEO
Smoke-free Housing
Smoking Hurts Everyone
Stop Smoking’s Family Ties: What to Do When a Child’s Sibling Smokes
The Dangers of Secondhand Smoke
Tips to Keep a Smoke-free Home & Car
Tobacco and Children with Asthma
Tobacco and Nicotine Products: Old, New & Dangerous for Kids
Why are Smoke-free Environments a Big Deal?