Social sources of cigarettes for youth: broadening the research base

Social sources of cigarettes for youth: broadening the research base.

Social exchange of cigarettes by youth.

OBJECTIVE This study seeks to determine the magnitude, nature, and correlates of social exchange of cigarettes among youth who smoke. DESIGN Cross sectional survey. SETTING Schools in 29 Minnesota communities. PARTICIPANTS All students in grades 8, 9, and 10 (ages 13-16 years) in each participating school. The parent/child response rate for the survey was 90%. Analyses included 4124 respo...

The importance of social sources of cigarettes to school students.

OBJECTIVE To discover the importance of social sources of tobacco to young people as opposed to commercial sources; to describe the peer market for cigarettes in schools and the consequences for young people of their involvement in it. STUDY DESIGN Cross sectional questionnaire survey, one-to-one interviews, and focus groups. SETTING Seven schools in Birmingham, UK. SUBJECTS All students ...

نقش رادیو و تلویزیون در تقویت سرمایه اجتماعی در بین جوانان شهر تهران/ the roal of radio and tv increasing social capital amang of tehran city youth

پژوهش حاضر در پی بررسی و مطالعه ی نقش دو رسانه ی رادیو و تلویزیون در تقویت سرمایه ی اجتماعی در بین جوانان شهر تهران است. این تحقیق با روش پیمایشی با حجم نمونه ی 400 نفر از جوانان 15 تا 24 سال ساکن در مناطق 22 گانه شهر تهران که به روش تصادفی خوشه ای چند مرحله ای انتخاب شده و با ابزار پرسشنامه ی محقق ساخت مورد سوال قرار گرفته اند صورت گرفته است. نتایج این تحقیق نشان می دهد که به رغم نظر برخی از د...

Electronic Cigarettes: Vulnerability of Youth.

Electronic cigarettes have become popular and are heavily promoted as a safer cigarette and an aid to quit smoking. Although they may have value in reducing cigarette use among smokers, they are of limited value in smoking cessation and pose many problems, particularly in children. Nicotine is highly addictive and affects virtually all cells in the body. It is particularly harmful to developing...