Adverse Childhood Experiences
May 10, 2013 | Feature/Infographic
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is working to increase awareness and understanding of the impact of ACEs and the need to develop effective innovative interventions.
Although tobacco use has decreased, it is the leading cause of death in the United States. Implementing a combination of policy changes including clean indoor air laws, higher per-pack taxes, and cessation efforts are proven to reduce tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke.
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Continued Increases in the Relative Risk of Death From Smoking
November 1, 2012 | Journal Article
An examination of the changes in relative risk of death among current and former smokers over recent decades in the United States found that the contribution of smoking to national mortality is not declining as quickly as might be expected, considering the decreasing national rate of smoking.
Helping Young Smokers Quit: Identifying Best Practices for Tobacco Cessation
June 20, 2012 | Program Result Report
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health surveyed 591 tobacco cessation programs for young people, evaluated 41 programs, and described programs that were sustained.
Sure, Smoking Causes Cancer, But it Won't Happen to Me
July 1, 2001 | Program Result Report
The University of Pennsylvania conducted a national telephone survey that assessed how well adolescents understand the risks of smoking. Princeton Survey Research Associates surveyed 300 smokers and 300 nonsmokers aged 14 to 22.
Girls, Children of Smokers, Underachievers, Likelier to Become Smokers
February 1, 2001 | Program Result Report
From 1997 to 1999, researchers at the Center of Alcohol Studies at Rutgers University conducted a study examining how children progress from experimentation with tobacco to regular use.
Why Women Smoke
March 1, 2000 | Program Result Report
Researchers at the University of Arizona, Tucson, contacted and re-interviewed young women who had participated in a 1990-92 longitudinal study on body image, dieting, and smoking.
Treat Teen Smoking as Problem Behavior, Not Health Issue, Research Says
May 1, 2000 | Program Result Report
The University of Colorado, Boulder, carried out a study of risk and protective factors that are associated with adolescents' involvement in cigarette smoking and that influence initiation of cigarette smoking in adolescence.
Clean&Cool in Orange, N.J., Helps Teenagers with Life Skills, Substance Abuse
August 22, 2008 | Program Result Report
Family Connections launched a research-based outpatient treatment and training program for teenagers involved with alcohol, drugs and other high-risk behaviors.
Researchers Explore a Single Way to Treat the "Big Four" Health-Risk Behaviors
May 1, 2005 | Program Result Report
The Bayer Institute for Health Care Communication explored with health care experts the development of a single intervention tool for treating the "big four" health risk behaviors: sedentary lifestyle, risky drinking, unhealthy diet and smoking.
Pharmacotherapy for Nicotine Dependence
September 1, 2005 | Journal Article
Pharmacotherapies for smoking reduction and cessation can play a vital role in helping individuals quit smoking. This article summarizes the current rates of smoking and smoking-related disease in the United States, outlines the projected benefits o ...