<Back Teens and Tobacco PLAIN LANGUAGE: Tobacco companies spend billions of dollars marketing cigarettes and other tobacco products, and much of this advertising is directed at teenagers. Cigarettes contain over 400 different poisons including nicotine, and smoking can cause cancer, heart disease, chronic bronchitis, and emphysema. This brochure is directed at teens and presents facts about smoking and tobacco in an effort to prevent teens from picking up the habit, as well as information about addiction and resources to help teens who want to quit smoking. Sign In Now To continue reading, you must be a subscriber to AAP Patient Education Online. Not a Subscriber? Subscribe Learn more about Patient Education Online Read the Sample Handout Take a Site Tour