Investigating adolescents' sources of information concerning tobacco and the resulting impact on attitudes toward public policy.

Background: In this study, we investigated different sources of information concerning the use of tobacco and the impact that these sources may have on attitudes toward tobacco policies.

Methods: We surveyed 4336 high school students gathered from 5 high schools in the Southeastern United States.

Results: The results indicate that just over half of these youth are supportive of public policies targeting bans on smoking in public places and having a minimum age to purchase tobacco products.

African American adolescents and menthol cigarettes: smoking behavior among secondary school students.

Purpose: This paper examines the impact of smoking menthol cigarettes among secondary students, primarily African Americans, across five measures of smoking behavior.

Methods: Data were gathered from a 2006 survey of six secondary schools in a large urban area in the southeastern United States. Ordered logit analysis is employed to estimate race and menthol effects on cigarette consumption.