Teaching about tobacco Teaching about tobacco By Stan Davis Tobacco is the leading preventable cause of death, killing more people each year than car crashes, suicide, homicide, alcohol, AIDS, and all illegal drugs combined. Preventing first use of tobacco by young people is most important, because once young people begin smoking they are unlikely to stop.
All educators can play a positive role in prevention.
Cessation The tobacco resource page of the Centers for Disease Control, including an extensive Database on Smoking and Health Tobacco prevention resources from The Awesome Library The American Cancer Society's Smokescream pages for kids. They have a wide range of resources for teachers, including a School Health Education resources guide.