tobacco

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Introduction

Leaves of plants of the genus Nicotiana (esp Nicotiana tabacum).

Smoked by indians of the Antilles at the time of Columbus.

~ 1/2 of high school students have tried tobacco (2013)
- ~25% current tobacco users^[4]
- ~50% of current users used more than one tobacco product
- cigarettes, cigars, & smokeless tobacco are the most common products used
- electronic cigarettes were used at least once by 12%
- current use was more common among boys than girls
~20% of middle school students have tried tobacco (2013)
- ~7% current tobacco users^[4]
- electronic cigarettes were used at least once by 3%
- current use similar between boys & girls^[4]

↑ Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary, Miriam-Webster Inc. Springfield, MA 1990
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 King BA et al Flavored-Litte-Cigar and Flavored-Cigarette Use Among US Middle and High School Students. Journal of Adolescent Health 2013. 1-7 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24161587 <Internet> http://www.jahonline.org/webfiles/images/journals/jah/feature.pdf
↑ FDA News Release: Feb. 21, 2014 FDA issues first orders to stop sale, distribution of tobacco products. http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm386707.htm
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 Arrazola RA et al Tobacco Use Among Middle and High School Students - United States, 2013 MMWR. Weekly. November 14, 2014 / 63(45);1021-1026 http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6345a2.htm
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 FDA Statement. March 20, 2018 Statement from FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., on efforts to reduce tobacco use, especially among youth, by exploring options to address the role of flavors - including menthol- in tobacco products. https://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm601690.htm
Food and Drug Administration. March 21, 2018 Regulation of Flavors in Tobacco Products https://s3.amazonaws.com/public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2018-05655.pdf