Smoking Cessation for High School Students: Impact Evaluation of a Novel Program

This pilot study was designed to evaluate the feasibility and the impact of a smoking-cessation program that would meet the specific needs of high school students. Feedback from focus groups conducted with adolescent smokers at a Connecticut high school was used to develop a tailored intervention. I...

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Published in:Behavior modification 2004-01, Vol.28 (1), p.133-146
Main Authors: O’Connell, Meghan L., Freeman, Matthew, Jennings, Georgia, Chan, Wendy, Greci, Laura S., Manta, Irina D., Katz, David L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Behavior Modification
Behavior Therapy - methods
Biological and medical sciences
Bupropion - therapeutic use
Connecticut
Counseling
Desintoxication. Drug withdrawal
Dopamine Uptake Inhibitors - therapeutic use
Feasibility Studies
Female
Focus Groups
High School Students
Humans
Initiatives
Intervention
Male
Medical sciences
Parent Influence
Pilot Projects
Program Development
Program Effectiveness
Program Evaluation
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Schools
Secondary school students
Smoking
Smoking cessation
Smoking Cessation - methods
Smoking Cessation - psychology
Stress Management
Students - psychology
Treatments
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Summary:This pilot study was designed to evaluate the feasibility and the impact of a smoking-cessation program that would meet the specific needs of high school students. Feedback from focus groups conducted with adolescent smokers at a Connecticut high school was used to develop a tailored intervention. Intervention components included commonly used behavioral strategies, with additional options to assist students to quit smoking, including use of bupropion, concomitant support for parent smoking cessation, stress management, and physician counseling. On completion, 20 of the 22 enrolled students remained committed to quitting. Twenty-seven percent of students quit smoking and 69% of those who continued to smoke reduced the number of cigarettes smoked per day by an average of 13. Providing additional options to students and additional support for concomitant parental cessation may enhance the appeal of adolescent smoking-cessation programs. Further investigation into efficacy of bupropion use for adolescent cessation is warranted.
ISSN:0145-4455
1552-4167
DOI:10.1177/0145445503259262