Although more than 90% of parents of teenagers report talking to their children about the dangers of alcohol, tobacco, and drug use, more than one in five believe that what they say will have little influence on whether their child uses drugs.
Subjects who are enrolled in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study and are meeting goals for 6-7 ideal health metrics have a 51% lower risk of incident cancer than those not meeting any goals for ideal health metrics.
The United States stands poised on the brink of implementing health insurance coverage requirements that will help smokers quit, but the federal government and many states now offer too little help.
