Combating Teen Smoking

by Jacobson, Peter D.

• ISBN13: 9780472067718
• ISBN10: 0472067710
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-06-01
• Publisher: Univ of Michigan Pr

Summary

Every year, more than 400,000 Americans die prematurely because of tobacco use. Most began smoking during their teen years. Adolescent tobacco use remains our nation's most preventable threat to life and health. This public health crisis has generated widespread debate over how best to prevent young people from initiating smoking or using other tobacco products.Combating Teen Smokingis an invaluable guide for policymakers and communities on the front lines of this prevention effort. Synthesizing recent research regarding the prevention and control of adolescent smoking, this book offers the reader a convenient compendium of what is known about adolescents and tobacco use; it also highlights areas where additional research is needed. Based on their assessment of the considerable amount of information presented, the authors recommend various ways to help slow--or even reverse--the recent rise in teenage smoking. A comprehensive antitobacco program might include, for example, antismoking media campaigns based on social marketing strategies, clean indoor air laws, and the increase of cigarette prices. Combating Teen Smokingwill appeal to a broad spectrum of readers concerned about the problem of adolescent tobacco use, including policymakers who are actively seeking ways to help reduce teen smoking. Peter D. Jacobson is Associate Professor, University of Michigan School of Public Health. Paula Lantz is Assistant Professor, University of Michigan School of Public Health. Kenneth Warner is Richard D. Remington Collegiate Professor of Public Health and Director, University of Michigan Tobacco Research Network. Jeffrey Wasserman is Consultant, the RAND Corporation and Senior Project Director, The MEDSTAT Group. Harold Pollack is Assistant Professor, University of Michigan School of Public Health. Alexis Ahlstrom is Research Associate, University of Michigan School of Public Health.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(24)
Part 1: Adolescent Smoking in Context
The Policy Context	25	(54)
Trends in Youth Smoking	79	(1)
The Social Context of Adolescent Smoking	79	(36)
Part 2: Strategies for Adolescent Smoking Prevention and Control
Prevention and Cessation	115	(36)
Tobaco Marketing and the Potential for Antismoking Mass Media Interventions	151	(26)
Teenage Smoking Behavior and the Cost of Cigarettes	177	(18)
Regulating Youth Smoking Behavior Conclusion and Recommendations	195	(32)
Conclusion and Recommendations	227	(32)
Bibliography	259	(34)
Index	293