title: Global teens and tobacco: a review of the globalization of the tobacco epidemic.
abstract: Worldwide, the burden of suffering to children caused by tobacco does not just originate from exposure to tobacco smoke or smoking, but includes exposure to tobacco-friendly media, poverty associated with money spent on tobacco, increased incidence of tobacco-related fires, and the harms related to child labor in tobacco cultivation. Despite global efforts through human rights acts, the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, and the MPOWER report, tobacco use continues to accelerate in most countries. While the efforts that have been taken, such as smoking bans in public, are worthy actions, not enough is being done to protect children and teens. More can be done at the policy level, by individuals, and by health care providers.
authors.affiliation: Center for Child and Adolescent Health Policy, Massachusetts General Hospital for Children, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Bethany
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hipple
authors.forename: Harry
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lando
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Winickoff
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D014943:Global Health; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution