A history of ashes: an 80 year comparative portrait of smoking initiation in American Indians and non-Hispanic whites—the Strong Heart Study

R Orr, D Calhoun, C Noonan, R Whitener… - International Journal of …, 2013 - mdpi.com
The consequences of starting smoking by age 18 are significant. Early smoking initiation is
associated with higher tobacco dependence, increased difficulty in smoking cessation and …

Social Cognitive Influences as Opposed to Early Age of Initiation in Predicting Daily Adolescent Tobacco Use and Cessation Failure

NM Lewis - 2013 - search.proquest.com
For decades, tobacco use among adolescents has been viewed as a significant public
health issue based on health effects, dependency, and failed cessation. An assessment of …