No matter what age a person is, smoking is dangerous to health and can be hard to give up. Nicotine addiction is very powerful and happens quickly. It’s easier to avoid starting to use tobacco in the first place than it is to quit later on. Encourage parents to talk to their kids about reasons to avoid tobacco use, and to protect their children from secondhand smoke exposure. A free brochure to help parents keep their children safe from the dangers of smoking is available at surgeongeneral.gov and at cdc.gov/tobacco.