title: Smoking cessation: significance and implications for children.
abstract: A number of people in the USA who are still current smokers remain a staggering figure. Although this number continues to decrease, there is still a considerable amount of second-hand smoke. More importantly and for the purpose of this review, the detrimental effects of passive smoke in children is significant. We will not review the specific health effects of passive smoke, but for pediatricians, in particular, it is important to place in perspective programs that are available to influence the parents of children to stop smoking. Indeed, approximately 25% of all children aged 3-11 live in a household with at least one smoker. Despite the increasing number of communities in the states that have instituted restrictions or complete bans on smoking in the workplace and in many public areas, the principal site of smoking remains the home.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutrition, Division of Rheumatology/Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Davis School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
authors.forename: Andrea T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Borchers
authors.forename: Carl L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Keen
authors.forename: M Eric
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Gershwin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009538:Nicotine / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D011978:Receptors, Nicotinic / Q000378:metabolism*; D012737:Sex Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods; D015430:Weight Gain
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D011978:Receptors, Nicotinic; D009538:Nicotine