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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2008 Jan;10(1):27-33.
doi: 10.1080/14622200701767852.

Getting young adults to quit smoking: a formative evaluation of the X-Pack Program

Lorien C Abroms  1 , Richard Windsor, Bruce Simons-Morton
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Getting young adults to quit smoking: a formative evaluation of the X-Pack Program

Lorien C Abroms et al. Nicotine Tob Res. 2008 Jan.

Abstract

The lack of promising smoking cessation interventions targeting young adults is a recognized public health problem. This study was designed to determine the feasibility of a young-adult-oriented program, the X-Pack Program, when administered to college student smokers, and to estimate its effect on smoking cessation. Participants (N = 83) were randomized after enrollment to receive either a moderately intensive, E-mail-based, young-adult intervention (the X-Pack group) or a less-intensive program aimed at a general adult audience (the Clearing the Air group). Participants were assessed at baseline and at 3 and 6 months after enrollment. Participants in the X-Pack group rated their treatment more favorably overall, were more engaged in program activities, and quit for more consecutive days at the 3- and 6-month follow-ups, compared with the Clearing the Air group. Differences in quit rates favored the X-Pack group at the two follow-ups, but the differences were not significant. These findings offer some support for the X-Pack Program when administered to college smokers.

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The X-Pack Smoking Cessation Kit. Contents of X-Pack: (a) Quitting booklet, (b) X-Pack Quit Cards, (c) Success-O-Meter/Ick-U-Lator (slide card showing the harmful chemicals in cigarettes on one side and the money saved and health benefits of quitting on the other side), (d) Wrigley’s Orbit chewing gum, (e) Hotlix cinnamon toothpicks, (f) Preoccupation Putty.
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