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- Title
Field action report. Appalachian teen smokers: not on tobacco 15 months later.
- Authors
Horn KA; Dino GA; Kalsekar ID; Fernandes AW
- Abstract
High school smokers from 2 central Appalachian states received the American Lung Association's 10-session Not On Tobacco (N-O-T) program or a 15-minute brief self-help intervention. Our study compared the efficacy of N-O-T with that of the brief intervention by examining group differences in the 15-month-postbaseline (12-month-postprogram) smoking quit rates. N-O-T youths had higher overall quit rates. Review of end-of-program (3-month-postbaseline) and 3-month-postprogram (6-month-postbaseline) follow-up data showed state-level differences and positive cessation trends over time, regardless of treatment intensity. Quit rates were lower than rates found in other N-O-T studies of nonrural youths, suggesting that Appalachian youths are a recalcitrant smoking sample. Findings suggest that N-O-T is one option for long-term smoking cessation among rural teens.
- Publication
American Journal of Public Health, 2004, Vol 94, Issue 2, p181
- ISSN
0090-0036
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.2105/AJPH.94.2.181