Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Smoking Prevalence Among Adolescents
Kuwabara Y, Kinja A, Kim H, et al. Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Smoking Prevalence Among AdolescentsJAMA Netw Open. 2023;6(10):e2338166. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.38166 | “In this cross-sectional study of 95 680, 100 050, and 64 152 Japanese adolescents surveyed in 2008, 2012, and 2017, respectively, secondhand smoke exposure decreased, but approximately one-third of participants were still exposed to smoke in 2017. The association between secondhand smoke exposure frequency and smoking was consistently statistically significant regardless of survey year, location, or socioeconomic group.”
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Comment: Restrictions on secondhand smoke exposure in public places must be comprehensive and adequately enforced so exposure by adolescents is reduced. Family and friends who smoke at home and in cars normalize smoke exposure and lead to increased smoking among adolescents.
Stephen Hamann
