title: Strategies to help adolescents stop smoking.
abstract: Since most people who smoke begin doing so during adolescence, there is a need for an effective intervention aimed at this age group. This article looks at the factors that increase the probability of smoking and tobacco addiction during adolescence, and concludes with some useful approaches to smoking cessation.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health and Social Care, Edge Hill University.
authors.forename: Dave
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lynes
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lynes
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services; D006801:Humans; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D012907:Smoking / Q000523:psychology*; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology*; D013041:Specialties, Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D006113:United Kingdom