Abstract
In this issue of Pediatrics , Schauer et al1 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Office on Smoking and Health report on data from the 2011 Youth Tobacco Survey, a nationally representative sample of >18 000 6th- through 12th-grade students. They examined tobacco use and tobacco control measures, the rate of smoking, and the likelihood of being asked about smoking and being advised to quit or assisted with quitting by a clinician. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the first Surgeon General’s report on tobacco.2 In these 5 decades, the evidence base for the harms caused by tobacco and for the opportunity for clinicians to prevent initiation and to promote smoking cessation have continued to grow stronger. As has been seen in other youth … Address correspondence to Jonathan D. Klein, MD, MPH, FAAP, Julius B. Richmond Center, American Academy of Pediatrics, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007. E-mail: jklein{at}aap.org
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