San Antonio College Library

Presents the results of numerous studies that reveal the extent of the health consequences of smoking, providing detailed accounts of the link between smoking and lung, heart, and vascular disease; cancer; wrinkling and skin conditions; surgical risks; orthopedic problems; rheumatologic conditions; and pediatric illness.

Data from a nationally-representative sample of youth were used to explore associations between mental health problems and initiation of e-cigarette and combusted cigarette use.

According to parents, what smoking cessation messages from pediatric clinicians are most likely to motivate them to start treatment?

A description of the clinical presentation, laboratory and imaging findings, and clinical course of 13 adolescents treated for EVALI in Dallas, TX in 2019.

A look at the harmful effects of smoking.

Presents a concise summary of the collective scientific knowledge about the health hazards of tobacco.--From publisher description.

"Older adults' decisions to quit smoking require personal experience with the serious health impacts associated with smoking. Smokers over fifty revise their risk perceptions only after experiencing a major health shock - such as a heart attack. But less serious symptoms, such as shortness of breath, do not cause changes in perceptions. Waiting for such a jolt to occur is obviously imprudent." "The authors show that well crafted messages about how...