title: Understanding and deterring tobacco use among adolescents.
abstract: This article discusses the addictiveness of tobacco and the health consequences of chronic tobacco use. Personality, environmental, and behavioral factors that promote the initiation of cigarette smoking by adolescents are identified. Age-specific interventions are suggested.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D009538:Nicotine; D010947:Plants, Toxic; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D012907:Smoking; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder; D014030:Tobacco, Smokeless
chemical_list: D009538:Nicotine