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According to a new Surgeon General's report, a total of 5.6 million children alive today in the U.S. under age 18 will die prematurely from smoking-related diseases unless current smoking rates drop.
The report, The Health Consequences of Smoking—50 Years of Progress: A Report of the Surgeon General, documents that cigarette smoking kills nearly half a million Americans a year, with an additional 16 million suffering from smoking-related conditions.
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Federal Programs Related to - Assessment for Substance Abuse
Programs that evaluate individuals who are in need of substance abuse services and refer them to the inpatient, outpatient or residential treatment services they require. Central Intake Programs; Central Intake/Assessment for Alcohol Abuse; Central Intake/Assessment for Drug Abuse; Central Intake/Assessment for Substance Abuse- RECOVERY ACT - EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT (JAG) PROGRAM / GRANTS TO STATES AND T
- RECOVERY ACT EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT (JAG) PROGRAM / GRANTS TO UNITS OF LOCAL
- RECOVERY ACT EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM
- Recovery Act Assistance to Rural Law Enforcement to Combat Crime and Drugs Competitive Grant Program
Federal Programs Related to - Smoking Cessation
Programs that provide treatment services for people who wish to control their dependence on nicotine and give up cigarettes and other substances containing nicotine. Anti-Smoking Campaigns; Nicotine Dependency; Tobacco Habit; Smoke-Free Advocacy (with COMMON CODE Advocacy -B); Smoking Withdrawal Clinics; Stop Smoking ProgramsFederal Programs Related to - Medical Research, General/Other
Programs that conduct research which can be used to advance knowledge about specific diseases, disorders or medical disciplines. Clinical Research- Military Medical Research and Development
- Science To Achieve Results (STAR) Research Program
- Laboratory Training, Evaluation, and Quality Assurance Programs
- Food and Drug Administration_Research
- Environmental Health
- Centers for Research and Demonstration for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
- Intramural Research Training Award
- Human Genome Research
- Trans-NIH Research Support
- Research, Monitoring and Outcomes Definitions for Vaccine Safety
- Research Infrastructure Programs
- Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), Biodefense Medical Countermeasure De
- Cancer Cause and Prevention Research
- The Affordable Care Act: Building Epidemiology, Laboratory, and Health Information Systems Capacity
- Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders
- Biomedical Research and Research Training
- Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research
- Aging Research
- Medical Library Assistance
- International Research and Research Training
Federal Programs Related to - Demography
Research that describes the systematic study of population models and population phenomena, and related problems of social structure and behavior.Demographic Research; Demographic Studies; Population Research
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