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. 2007 May;32(5):1094-8.
doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2006.06.033. Epub 2006 Jul 28.

Five-year prospective prediction of self-initiated quitting of cigarette smoking of high-risk youth

Steve Sussman  1 , Clyde W Dent
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Five-year prospective prediction of self-initiated quitting of cigarette smoking of high-risk youth

Steve Sussman et al. Addict Behav. 2007 May.

Abstract

This paper provides a 5-year replication-extension of a previous 1-year follow-up study of the same sample of southern California alternative high school youth. Demographic, behavioral, psychosocial, and emerging adult function predictors of adolescent self-initiated smoking cessation were investigated. Based on the first (1-year) prospective study and this follow-up, one may speculate that smoking cessation programs for adolescents should include counteraction of problem-prone attitudes, assistance with job aspirations and information about drug-free workplaces, motivation to quit strategies, and assistance with overcoming withdrawal symptoms.

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