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Sue Sisley, MD

JAMA. 2000;283:2312.

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As Joseph Lim, MD, pointed out in last week's Resident Physician Forum, smoking and other tobacco use continues to be a major health problem in the United States. Despite the efforts of many organizations to reduce youth smoking, almost 29% of high school students smoke, and more than 80% have tried smoking at least once.¹ Of the 73% of teens who have tried to stop smoking, only 13.5% have succeeded.² The need for early education about the health risks of smoking is highlighted by the finding that only 50% of eighth graders understand that smokers incur a health risk, and 68% of 12th graders understand the risks.¹

American Medical Association Resident and Fellow Section (AMA-RFS) is working to address this problem and is looking for assistance from resident and fellow physicians. For the past few years, the AMA-RFS has worked to reduce tobacco use among children and . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Member-at-Large, AMA-RFS
Phoenix, Ariz