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posted Wednesday, 25 January 2006
Risks Are Higher For
Black Teen Smokers Than White –
NEWPORTS: Do You Really Care? I Think Not!
Health/Science
Risks high for black teen smokers
THE WASHINGTON POST
January 24, 2006
African-American youngsters who smoke may not catch the attention of stop-smoking programs because the scales used to measure nicotine dependence do not take into account racial differences in how adolescents smoke and metabolize nicotine, new research suggests.
Black teenagers in general smoke less than their white counterparts, but a recent study shows that what seems like good news masks the fact that these youngsters take longer to metabolize nicotine - meaning that they are at grave risk of becoming quickly addicted, said Eric Moolchan, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse's Teen Tobacco Addiction Treatment Research Clinic in Baltimore.
Because scales that are used to assess nicotine dependence are partially based on the numbers of cigarettes smoked, Moolchan said clinicians and researchers could be lulled into a false sense of security about the risks that tobacco smoking poses to black youngsters.
The scientist's conclusion was based on a study he and other researchers published last week in the journal Ethnicity and Disease, which found that adolescent blacks metabolize nicotine more slowly than whites.
That might also explain why they smoke fewer cigarettes, he said.
"The biggest implication is if one is using measures of dependence based on measures of consumption, then there is inappropriate exclusion from treatment of those who metabolize slower, in this case African Americans," said Moolchan, who added that the study would help guide efforts under way to reduce smoking among teenagers.
Copyright 2006 Newsday Inc.
http://www.newsday.com/news/health/ny-hssmok244599320jan24,0,2713576,print.story
Blacks, whites affected differently by smoking
Fri Jan 20, 2006 5:18 PM GMT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Black U.S. teenagers get a much bigger hit of addictive nicotine from a cigarette than do their white classmates, researchers said on Friday.
This may explain why black youths smoke fewer cigarettes, on average, than white teens but suggests smoking may be more dangerous for them, the team at the National Institute on Drug Abuse said.
"Previous research in adults showed that black smokers take in 30 percent more nicotine per cigarette and take longer to rid their bodies of the drug, compared to white smokers," NIDA Dr. Nora Volkow said in a statement.
"The current findings, among the first on adolescent nicotine metabolism, reveal that these differences are in effect during the teen years, as well."
Writing in the journal Ethnicity and Disease, Dr. Eric Moolchan of NIDA's Teen Tobacco Addiction Research Clinic in Baltimore, Maryland, said they tested the blood of 61 white and 30 black adolescent smokers.
The black smokers seemed to more slowly metabolize, or break down, the nicotine from the cigarettes, leaving more of it in their blood than in young white smokers, the researchers found. The study was not designed to find out how or why this might happen.
Although black teens smoked only 15 cigarettes per day on average to nearly 20 a day for the whites, the blacks had more of a chemical in their blood called cotinine. Cotinine is produced when the body breaks down nicotine and the finding confirmed their bodies clear nicotine more slowly, the researchers said.
"Our findings support the hypothesis that racial and ethnic differences in nicotine metabolism exist among adolescent smokers, with black teens smoking less but being exposed to as much nicotine as white teens," Moolchan said.
"These findings may constitute a strong warning to black youth to keep from smoking in the first place," Volkow said.
"They also may explain why certain smoking cessation therapies work better in some populations than in others and, therefore, which treatments should be offered to which teens."
And if you are still not convinced, go to:
http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/jan2006/nida-20.htm
Believe it or not, folks, this is a prom graduation picture. I must apologize, but this was the best I could do. You type in your Browser window “black+teens+pictures”, with or without “smoking”, and see what kinds of pictures you find! And you should see the prom grad pictures I didn’t use! I know the girl on the right is wearing a tiara, but she is not Queen Latifah!
T.A.B.A.C.C.O. (Truth About Business And Congressional Crimes Organization)
Black Teen Smokers Than White –
NEWPORTS: Do You Really Care? I Think Not!
Health/Science
Risks high for black teen smokers
THE WASHINGTON POST
January 24, 2006
African-American youngsters who smoke may not catch the attention of stop-smoking programs because the scales used to measure nicotine dependence do not take into account racial differences in how adolescents smoke and metabolize nicotine, new research suggests.
Black teenagers in general smoke less than their white counterparts, but a recent study shows that what seems like good news masks the fact that these youngsters take longer to metabolize nicotine - meaning that they are at grave risk of becoming quickly addicted, said Eric Moolchan, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse's Teen Tobacco Addiction Treatment Research Clinic in Baltimore.
Because scales that are used to assess nicotine dependence are partially based on the numbers of cigarettes smoked, Moolchan said clinicians and researchers could be lulled into a false sense of security about the risks that tobacco smoking poses to black youngsters.
The scientist's conclusion was based on a study he and other researchers published last week in the journal Ethnicity and Disease, which found that adolescent blacks metabolize nicotine more slowly than whites.
That might also explain why they smoke fewer cigarettes, he said.
"The biggest implication is if one is using measures of dependence based on measures of consumption, then there is inappropriate exclusion from treatment of those who metabolize slower, in this case African Americans," said Moolchan, who added that the study would help guide efforts under way to reduce smoking among teenagers.
Copyright 2006 Newsday Inc.
http://www.newsday.com/news/health/ny-hssmok244599320jan24,0,2713576,print.story
Blacks, whites affected differently by smoking
Fri Jan 20, 2006 5:18 PM GMT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Black U.S. teenagers get a much bigger hit of addictive nicotine from a cigarette than do their white classmates, researchers said on Friday.
This may explain why black youths smoke fewer cigarettes, on average, than white teens but suggests smoking may be more dangerous for them, the team at the National Institute on Drug Abuse said.
"Previous research in adults showed that black smokers take in 30 percent more nicotine per cigarette and take longer to rid their bodies of the drug, compared to white smokers," NIDA Dr. Nora Volkow said in a statement.
"The current findings, among the first on adolescent nicotine metabolism, reveal that these differences are in effect during the teen years, as well."
Writing in the journal Ethnicity and Disease, Dr. Eric Moolchan of NIDA's Teen Tobacco Addiction Research Clinic in Baltimore, Maryland, said they tested the blood of 61 white and 30 black adolescent smokers.
The black smokers seemed to more slowly metabolize, or break down, the nicotine from the cigarettes, leaving more of it in their blood than in young white smokers, the researchers found. The study was not designed to find out how or why this might happen.
Although black teens smoked only 15 cigarettes per day on average to nearly 20 a day for the whites, the blacks had more of a chemical in their blood called cotinine. Cotinine is produced when the body breaks down nicotine and the finding confirmed their bodies clear nicotine more slowly, the researchers said.
"Our findings support the hypothesis that racial and ethnic differences in nicotine metabolism exist among adolescent smokers, with black teens smoking less but being exposed to as much nicotine as white teens," Moolchan said.
"These findings may constitute a strong warning to black youth to keep from smoking in the first place," Volkow said.
"They also may explain why certain smoking cessation therapies work better in some populations than in others and, therefore, which treatments should be offered to which teens."
And if you are still not convinced, go to:
http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/jan2006/nida-20.htm
Believe it or not, folks, this is a prom graduation picture. I must apologize, but this was the best I could do. You type in your Browser window “black+teens+pictures”, with or without “smoking”, and see what kinds of pictures you find! And you should see the prom grad pictures I didn’t use! I know the girl on the right is wearing a tiara, but she is not Queen Latifah!
T.A.B.A.C.C.O. (Truth About Business And Congressional Crimes Organization)
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