In Adolescents, Addiction to Tobacco Comes Easy
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Teenagers can get hooked on one cigarette, a doctor warns.
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Children exposed to passive smoking are likely to do worse at school than their peers, research suggests.
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The odds that adolescents will smoke, drink or use marijuana may have a lot to do with their physical development, regardless of their school grade level or how old they are, a new study shows.
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Black children may be far more  susceptible to the ill effects of second-hand tobacco smoke  than their white counterparts, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
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High school students are more likely to smoke, drink and use marijuana when they get their driver&#39;s license because they get more opportunities to be free of adult supervision
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A national study released Thursday showed that teenagers whose friends were sexually active were more likely to smoke, drink or use illegal drugs.
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Youth smoking and drug abuse declined again this year, concludes a federal study that also found marked progress over the last decade in persuading teens to avoid cigarettes and illicit substances.
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A new survey of 11-19 year olds reveals that 42% of respondents started drinking when they were 13 or younger, and highlights the ease with which they can buy alcohol
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TUESDAY, Jan. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Young people who start smoking may be influenced to do so by movies they saw in early childhood, new research suggests.
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Teenagers who smoke, or whose pregnant mother smoked, are at risk of hearing problems, a study claims.
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MONTREAL (CP) - A faulty gene may lead some young teenage smokers to be even more susceptible to years of nicotine dependency, a new study suggests.
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BOSTON -- The level of nicotine found in U.S. cigarettes has risen about 10 percent in the past six years, making it harder to quit and easier to get hooked, according to a new report released Tuesday by the Massachusetts Department of Health.
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White U.S. teenagers who  watch a lot of R-rated movies or have unsupervised access to TV  shows appear more likely than similar black youths to start  smoking cigarettes, a study found on Monday.
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White U.S. teenagers who watch a lot of  R-rated movies or have unsupervised access to TV shows appear  more likely than similar black youths to start smoking  cigarettes, a study found on Monday.
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Youngsters who begin puberty at an early age are more likely to experiment with and abuse alcohol, tobacco and marijuana than kids who start puberty at a later age, says an Australian study in the September issue of the journal Pediatrics.
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People who find it difficult to clear nicotine from their body may be more vulnerable to getting hooked on smoking, research suggests.
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A single gene could be responsible for determining how easily people become addicted to smoking, according to a report published today.