Teens May Not Heed Health Warnings on Cigars

Teenagers Might Not Heed Well being Warnings on Cigars

Solely half discovered labels about most cancers dangers plausible, research finds

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By Randy Dotinga

HealthDay Reporter

FRIDAY, Dec. 16, 2016 (HealthDay Information) -- A brand new research means that warnings on cigars could have to be improved to dissuade younger folks from smoking.

"Adolescents could also be misguided concerning the security of cigar use," stated research co-author Dr. Adam Goldstein, from the College of North Carolina Lineberger Complete Most cancers Middle.

"Many nonetheless consider that dangers of cigars could be mitigated by not inhaling or inhaling much less," he stated in a college information launch. "However we all know that cigar smoking could cause critical hurt, together with most cancers and coronary heart illness."

The researchers surveyed greater than 1,100 U.S. teenagers ages 13 to 17 by telephone, and instructed them about three sorts of warning labels that seem on cigars: "Cigar smoking could cause cancers of the mouth and throat, even when you don't inhale"; "Cigar smoking could cause lung most cancers and coronary heart illness"; and "Cigars should not a protected different to cigarettes."

Greater than three in 4 of the teenagers thought "Cigar smoking could cause lung most cancers and coronary heart illness" was "very plausible." However, solely 53 p.c thought "Cigar smoking could cause cancers of the mouth and throat, even when you don't inhale" was "very plausible." And solely half stated "Cigars should not a protected different to cigarettes" was "very plausible."

Whereas cigars could seem to be an unlikely type of smoking for teenagers to embrace, analysis has proven that one in 12 teenagers smokes them.

"That is the primary analysis that has been performed to trace how younger folks understand cigar warning labels," stated research lead writer Sarah Kowitt, a doctoral candidate at UNC.

The research was printed Dec. 12 within the Journal of Adolescent Well being.