Tobacco and other drug use among high school students with asthma.
Jones SE, Merkle S, Wheeler L, Mannino DM, Crossett L
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA. severettjones@cdc.gov
The 2003 national Youth Risk Behavior Survey data were analyzed to compare drug use among high school students with and without asthma. High school students with current asthma used cigarettes, cigars, marijuana, and inhalants (huffing) at rates equal to or greater than high school students without current asthma.
Published 21 July 2006 in J Adolesc Health, 39(2): 291-4.
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