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. 1998 Dec;88(12):1862–1865. doi: 10.2105/ajph.88.12.1862

The effectiveness of a tobacco prevention program with adolescents living in a tobacco-producing region.

M P Noland 1, R J Kryscio 1, R S Riggs 1, L H Linville 1, V Y Ford 1, T C Tucker 1
PMCID: PMC1509045  PMID: 9842390

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: This study investigated the efficacy of a social-influences tobacco prevention program conducted with adolescents living in a high tobacco production area. METHODS: Students in 10 experimental schools completed the tobacco prevention program and a booster intervention. Control students received health education as usual. RESULTS: After 2 years of treatment, smoking rates in the treatment group (vs the control group) were lower for 30-day, 7-day, and 24-hour smoking. The intervention had more of an impact on those who were involved in raising tobacco than it did on those not involved in raising tobacco. CONCLUSIONS: Although modest, effects were achieved with minimal intervention time in a high-risk group, indicating that social-influences prevention programs may be effective in such groups.

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