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Secondhand smoke is a mixture of the smoke given off by the burning end of a cigarette, pipe or cigar and the smoke exhaled from the lungs of smokers. It is involuntarily inhaled by nonsmokers, lingers in the air hours after cigarettes have been extinguished and can cause or exacerbate a wide range of adverse health effects, including cancer, respiratory infections, and asthma. (From Their Website)
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American Lung Association
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Older smokers are at greater risks from smoking because they have smoked longer (an average of 40 years), tend to be heavier smokers, and are more likely to suffer from smoking-related illnesses. They are also significantly less likely than younger smokers to believe that smoking harms their health. (From their website)
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American Lung Association
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This Treatment Improvement Protocol relates alcohol use in the adolescent population and how to diagnose and treat the problem.
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National Institutes of Health
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Information on tobacco addiction from NIDA for Teens website
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National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
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This printable booklet explains why quitting is hard, benefits of quitting, resources available to help with the mental and physical aspects of addiction, other methods of quitting, success rates, and concerns related to quitting, such as weight gain.
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American Cancer Society
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Links to patient handouts on marijuana, prescription drug abuse, and drug addiction treatment.
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NIDA
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Resources for medical and health professionals on drug abuse and addiction, including general information, treatment and prevention, clinical tools, and a screening tool. Resources for patients are also available, including information in Spanish.
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National Institute on Drug Abuse
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Aims to provide mentoring for health care professionals and build national network of substance abuse experts. Includes information about conferences, access to journals, and educational materials (buprenorphine).
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AMERSA
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This is a guide for parents who want to prevent their children from using tobacco or help their children quit.
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CDC
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Website includes policy information, as well as national objectives and goals regarding the reduction of drug use, trafficking and production. Contains information on the Strategic Plan.
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