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June 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Although the majority of smokers begin smoking in adolescence, for most, long-term smoking habits are crystallized in young adulthood. Approximately 22 percent of individuals ages 18 to 24 currently smoke. Despite these statistics, young adults are ...
August 8, 2011 | Program Result
From 2008 to 2011, the American Legacy Foundation ran "Become an EX," a national smoking cessation media campaign that portrayed quitting smoking as a challenging yet achievable goal.
December 16, 2010 | Program Result
This program was a multifaceted effort to reduce smoking among pregnant women and to help them remain tobacco free.
August 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This study examined the interactive effects of cigarette package flavour descriptors and sensation seeking on adolescents' brand perceptions.
April 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article presents findings from the evaluation of Full Court Press, a five-year smoking cessation program based in schools. It describes the challenges of running a school-sponsored program during times when resources are largely devoted to high-stakes testing and provides lessons on how to successfully run a program under those conditions.
January 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article examines the body of research around smoking-cessation therapy for young smokers. It presents information about youth smokers, examines strengths and weaknesses of youth tobacco cessation interventions, and discusses how the field of youth smoking cessation research could develop in the future.
May 1, 1998 | Program Result
Although 20 percent to 40 percent of pregnant smokers stop smoking sometime during pregnancy, a significant number continue smoking, and most return to smoking in the first six months after the birth of the baby.
July 31, 2009 | Program Result
In 2003, a team from UCLA School of Nursing launched Tobacco-Free Nurses, the first national effort created to help nurses quit smoking, provide resources to nurses who want to help their patients quit and promote tobacco control on the agenda of nursing organizations.
May 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Novel, even radical proposals stimulate new thinking and dialogue around "endgame" strategies for tobacco prevention and control.
October 4, 2005 | Program Result
From mid-2001 to mid-2004, the Smoke-Free New Hampshire Alliance, with the American Lung Association as the lead organization, conducted statewide activities to reduce tobacco use, particularly among children and youth.