PMID: 18409336Apr 16, 2008Paper

Intervention programmes aimed at the reduction of tobacco smoking among young people: methodological issues

Przegla̧d lekarski
Marzenna Broszkiewicz, Wojciech Drygas

Abstract

Tobacco smoking concerns to over one in four Polish teenagers. Many adolescent tobacco programmes focus on preventing teenagers from starting to smoke, but some programmes have been aimed at helping those teenagers already smoking to quit. Complex programmes, including those tailored to the young person's preparation for quitting, and behavioral therapy programmes show some promise. However, the number and quantity of interventions do not yet provide enough evidence to judge effectiveness. Pharmacological treatments such as nicotine replacement therapy and bupropion have not yet been sufficiently tested in adolescents. Interventions used different definitions of smoking adolescent, quitting and smoking verification therefore their results have not been comparable. Some approaches may be worthy of consideration but there is still a need to provide stronger and more persuasive evidence before large scale investment in programmes. In the polish references has not been found a description and evaluation of the complex and effective programmes including psycho-social intervention for smoking teenagers.

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