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Tobacco: The Smoking Gun

Organization: 
The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University
Publisher: 
The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University
Date Published: 
October, 2007

This white paper discusses the dangerous effects of nicotine on the developing adolescent brain. The paper explains the link between nicotine use and the use of alcohol and other drugs, and the link between nicotine and mental health disorders. The paper concludes with policy and practice implications, including a list of recommendations for policy change.

Download a copy of Tobacco: The Smoking Gun (PDF, 658.17 KB) from the CASA Columbia Web site.