Youth and Tobacco by Brandon Milligan https://padlet.com/brandonmilligan2/6mden0bp6wuyt33f en-us 2023-07-17 19:19:32 UTC 2025-11-10 03:51:22 UTC hello@padlet.com http://understandcancerin60minutes.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/cigarette-tobacco-smoking-lung-cancer.jpg If cigarette smoking continues at the current rate among the youth in this country, 5.6 million of today's Americans younger than 18 will die early from a smoking related illness (CDC, 2022). brandonmilligan2 https://padlet.com/brandonmilligan2/6mden0bp6wuyt33f/wish/2646570359 https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/youth_data/tobacco_use/index.htm]]> 2023-07-17 19:44:08 UTC https://padlet.com/brandonmilligan2/6mden0bp6wuyt33f/wish/2646570359 Tobacco use is often started and established primarily during adolescence, so preventing tobacco use among the young is critical to ending the tobacco epidemic (CDC, 2022). brandonmilligan2 https://padlet.com/brandonmilligan2/6mden0bp6wuyt33f/wish/2646571239 2023-07-17 19:47:05 UTC https://padlet.com/brandonmilligan2/6mden0bp6wuyt33f/wish/2646571239 Nearly 9 out of 10 adults who smoke cigarettes daily, first try smoking by age 18, and 99% try smoking for the first time by the age of 26 (CDC, 2022). brandonmilligan2 https://padlet.com/brandonmilligan2/6mden0bp6wuyt33f/wish/2646571771 2023-07-17 19:48:55 UTC https://padlet.com/brandonmilligan2/6mden0bp6wuyt33f/wish/2646571771 Each day in the U.S., roughly 1,600 youth smoke their first cigarette and nearly 200 youth start smoking every day (CDC, 2022). brandonmilligan2 https://padlet.com/brandonmilligan2/6mden0bp6wuyt33f/wish/2646572926 2023-07-17 19:52:25 UTC https://padlet.com/brandonmilligan2/6mden0bp6wuyt33f/wish/2646572926 Flavored tobacco makes smoking more appealing to youth, and e-cigarettes have been the most commonly used tobacco product among youth since 2014 (CDC, 2022). brandonmilligan2 https://padlet.com/brandonmilligan2/6mden0bp6wuyt33f/wish/2646573357 2023-07-17 19:53:55 UTC https://padlet.com/brandonmilligan2/6mden0bp6wuyt33f/wish/2646573357 The quitSTART app is a free smartphone app that helps you quit smoking with tips, inspirations and challenges (Smokefree.gov, n.d.). brandonmilligan2 https://padlet.com/brandonmilligan2/6mden0bp6wuyt33f/wish/2646579477 https://teen.smokefree.gov/become-smokefree/quitstart-app]]> 2023-07-17 20:13:44 UTC https://padlet.com/brandonmilligan2/6mden0bp6wuyt33f/wish/2646579477 The app helps you: brandonmilligan2 https://padlet.com/brandonmilligan2/6mden0bp6wuyt33f/wish/2646580954 - Create your own customized tips and materials, and the app can personalize content to fit your needs.
- Check progress and earn badges for smoke-free milestones.
- Get back on track if you have a slip up and smoke.
- Mark times or places that make you want to smoke so you receive encouragement when you need it most.
- Manage cravings and bad moods in healthy ways.
- Distract yourself from cravings with games and challenges.
- Store tips, inspirations, and challenges in your app to look back on later. 
- Share your progress and favorite tips through social media. ]]> 2023-07-17 20:19:39 UTC https://padlet.com/brandonmilligan2/6mden0bp6wuyt33f/wish/2646580954 brandonmilligan2 https://padlet.com/brandonmilligan2/6mden0bp6wuyt33f/wish/2646581735 2023-07-17 20:22:35 UTC https://padlet.com/brandonmilligan2/6mden0bp6wuyt33f/wish/2646581735 Rationale for use: brandonmilligan2 https://padlet.com/brandonmilligan2/6mden0bp6wuyt33f/wish/2646584954 Teens and young Americans are always on their phone, so this technological intervention was incorporated as a way to provide a method for smoking cessation. The app also provides interactive continuous support throughout their cessation journey. ]]> 2023-07-17 20:35:03 UTC https://padlet.com/brandonmilligan2/6mden0bp6wuyt33f/wish/2646584954 brandonmilligan2 https://padlet.com/brandonmilligan2/6mden0bp6wuyt33f/wish/2646586209 2023-07-17 20:39:42 UTC https://padlet.com/brandonmilligan2/6mden0bp6wuyt33f/wish/2646586209 Rationale: brandonmilligan2 https://padlet.com/brandonmilligan2/6mden0bp6wuyt33f/wish/2646587297 I included the link for the SmokefreeUS instagram. Instagram is a social media app that is frequently used among young Americans. Following their page can offer posts that encourage cessation, where to seek help and begin a smoking cessation journey. ]]> 2023-07-17 20:44:03 UTC https://padlet.com/brandonmilligan2/6mden0bp6wuyt33f/wish/2646587297 Strategies that are successful in the tobacco war against our youth: brandonmilligan2 https://padlet.com/brandonmilligan2/6mden0bp6wuyt33f/wish/2646601558 Raising cigarette prices - Most teens and young adults are sensitive to high prices. 
Restricting access - The American Heart Association advocates adopting Tobacco 21 laws nationwide, which means setting the minimum age to 21 to legally buy tobacco products. 
Limiting tobacco marketing - Regulatory initiatives that ban youth-focused marketing efforts have helped curbed smoking's appeal to youth. 
Providing quit smoking programs - Accessible smoking cessation programs can help young smokers quit as well as parents and caregivers who want to model healthier behaviors. ]]> 2023-07-17 21:39:14 UTC https://padlet.com/brandonmilligan2/6mden0bp6wuyt33f/wish/2646601558 How does it reduce risk? brandonmilligan2 https://padlet.com/brandonmilligan2/6mden0bp6wuyt33f/wish/2646603374 It reduces the risks of young Americans developing tobacco-use related diseases. It reduces the number of deaths that are attributed to tobacco use. Reduces the risk of youth dying earlier. It also reduces the risk of second-hand exposure. ]]> 2023-07-17 21:46:35 UTC https://padlet.com/brandonmilligan2/6mden0bp6wuyt33f/wish/2646603374 How does it improve outcomes/healthy lifestyle? brandonmilligan2 https://padlet.com/brandonmilligan2/6mden0bp6wuyt33f/wish/2646604372 Outcomes and lifestyle are improved with increased access to smoking cessation resources because it will decrease the number of young Americans who are smoking. It can also intercept the youth who might try a tobacco product for the first time. It reduces the number of avoidable deaths from tobacco-use. ]]> 2023-07-17 21:50:22 UTC https://padlet.com/brandonmilligan2/6mden0bp6wuyt33f/wish/2646604372 How does it enhance accessibility of care? brandonmilligan2 https://padlet.com/brandonmilligan2/6mden0bp6wuyt33f/wish/2646606926 Putting emphasis on the identified strategies can intercept the youth and provide accessible resources to provide education and smoking cessation tips. Mobile apps have been created as a tool to quit smoking, and provide support and encouragement along the journey. ]]> 2023-07-17 21:54:47 UTC https://padlet.com/brandonmilligan2/6mden0bp6wuyt33f/wish/2646606926 brandonmilligan2 https://padlet.com/brandonmilligan2/6mden0bp6wuyt33f/wish/2646609950 https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/ss/ss7105a1.htm?s_cid=ss7105a1_w]]> 2023-07-17 22:03:10 UTC https://padlet.com/brandonmilligan2/6mden0bp6wuyt33f/wish/2646609950 Rationale for use: brandonmilligan2 https://padlet.com/brandonmilligan2/6mden0bp6wuyt33f/wish/2646610279 NYTS is the only nationally representative survey of U.S. middle and high school students that focuses exclusively on tobacco use patterns and associated factors. NYTS provides data to support the design, implementation, and evaluation of comprehensive youth tobacco use prevention and control programs and to guide tobacco regulatory activities (CDC, 2022). ]]> 2023-07-17 22:05:12 UTC https://padlet.com/brandonmilligan2/6mden0bp6wuyt33f/wish/2646610279 brandonmilligan2 https://padlet.com/brandonmilligan2/6mden0bp6wuyt33f/wish/2646610417 2023-07-17 22:06:04 UTC https://padlet.com/brandonmilligan2/6mden0bp6wuyt33f/wish/2646610417 brandonmilligan2 https://padlet.com/brandonmilligan2/6mden0bp6wuyt33f/wish/2646612070 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2022a, March 10). Tobacco product use and associated factors among middle and high school students - national youth tobacco survey, United States, 2021. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/ss/ss7105a1.htm?s_cid=ss7105a1_w

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2022b, November 10). Youth and tobacco use. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/youth_data/tobacco_use/index.htm 

Download Quitstart. smokefree teen. (n.d.). https://teen.smokefree.gov/become-smokefree/quitstart-app 

How to keep kids and teens from smoking and vaping. www.heart.org. (2022, June 2). https://www.heart.org/en/healthy-living/healthy-lifestyle/quit-smoking-tobacco/how-to-keep-kids-and-teens-from-smoking-and-vaping ]]> 2023-07-17 22:11:33 UTC https://padlet.com/brandonmilligan2/6mden0bp6wuyt33f/wish/2646612070