A Dangerous trend – smokeless tobacco use among high school athletes

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• Alternative Title:
  CDC smokeless tobacco Infographic
• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Description:
  A Dangerous trend – smokeless tobacco use among high school athletes ; Past 30-day use of combustible tobacco products dropped from 2001 to 2013 among all high school students (31.5% to 19.5%), while past 30-day use of smokeless tobacco remained unchanged among non-athletes (5.9%), and increased among athletes (10.0% to 11.1%). ; Smokeless tobacco is NOT without risk ; SMOKELESS TOBACCO USE CAN Lead to nicotine addiction. ; Cause cancer of the mouth, esophagus and pancreas. ; Cause diseases of the mouth. ; Increase the risk for death from heart disease and stroke. ; CDC smokeless tobacco Infographic ; p0903-athlete-tobacco.pdf
• Subjects:
  • Adolescent
  • Athletes
  • Tobacco, Smokeless
• Document Type:
  Poster
• Genre:
  Infographic
• Pages in Document:
  1 infographic
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/33978/cdc_33978_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 737.48 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:9397e6a923ffa77d7e3cd5a056ef37687e795dd04b6ab0ff4bb078a10b1b0321