School-based tobacco use prevention and cessation: where are we going?
OBJECTIVE
To discuss the past, present, and future directions of school-based tobacco use prevention and cessation research.


METHODS
Discuss the origins of tobacco use prevention research; how prevention research advanced with empirical etiologic work; the genesis of comprehensive social influences programming and its contents; multiple modalities of programming beyond the school setting; and the rebirth of teen cessation programming and the issue of dissemination.


RESULTS
There are many avenues of teen tobacco use prevention and cessation research and practice that need continued exploration, particularly regarding effects mediation and teen cessation.


CONCLUSIONS
This discussion provides a background to assist health behavior researchers and practitioners to move forward in this arena.
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Institute for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research, and Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles 90089, USA. ssussma@hsc.usc.edu
D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D015438:Health Behavior; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D012572:School Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012907:Smoking / Q000523:psychology; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000523:psychology*; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D012922:Social Change; D014481:United States