Outcome of a tobacco use cessation randomized trial with high-school students.
This study analyzed quantitative data on tobacco use and dependency for 3,589 high-school students, qualitative data for 448 students, and outcome data for a randomized trial comparing the efficacy of two cessation interventions and a control condition for 337 students. Data were collected from 1988 through 1992 in California and Illinois as part of a larger longitudinal study. Smokeless tobacco users, but not smokers, were more likely than controls to maintain cessation for 4 months: biochemically validated cessation at 4 months was 6.5% versus 3.2% for smokers and 14.3% versus 0.0% for smokeless tobacco users. Implications and limitations are discussed.
Burton
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Center for Community and Urban Health, Hunter College, City University of New York, New York, New York 10010, USA. dburton@hunter.cuny.edu
Chakravorty
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Weeks
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Flay
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Dent
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Stacy
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Sussman
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D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D003367:Cotinine / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012463:Saliva / Q000737:chemistry; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D020340:Tobacco Use Cessation / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D003367:Cotinine