Stop Teens Smoking: What Could Work And What Could Not

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As parents with teenage children, you might want to know about Stop Teens Smoking programs out there that help teenager to stop smoking and others that are promoted which are not helpful at all.

Here are some of the programs,

Counseling and Physical Activity

In U.S. October 2009 issue of Pediatrics, a study conducted by a team from the West Virginia Prevention Center involving 233 teens aged 14 to 19 from West Virginia participated in a smoking cessation program combined a double approach, consist of counseling and physical activity.

In this study selected at random, teens from different schools are separated into three groups for 6 months.

1. Counseling Group

Counseling group participants was given brief counseling and a group session once a week.

The result: 21% of the teens from this group did not smoke.

2. Counseling plus physical activity Group

Counseling plus physical activity participants was offered counseling plus a log book and pedometer to record their daily exercise.

The result: 31% of the teens in this second group did not smoke.

3. Brief intervention (Smoking Cessation Advice) Group

This third group, brief intervention received only 15 minutes of smoking cessation advice.

The result: 16% of the teens in this third group did not smoke.

The second results shows that counseling & exercise could help motivate teens to quit smoking.

Graphic Gory Pictures

In 2003 study conducted by the Cancer Council Victoria in Australia concluded that the only anti-smoking ads that actually work, is when teenagers are shown graphics of gory health consequences of smoking.

Teenagers who are shown images of a smoker's oozing artery or a blood clot in their brain are less likely to smoke or wanting to smoke.

“Talk: They will listen” stop smoking campaign

Imagine Tobacco industry-funded anti-smoking ads aimed at discouraging teen smoking.

But in fact has caused more teens to smoke, reported Australian researchers published in the American Journal of Public Health.

Phillip Morris "Talk: They will Listen" stop smoking campaign wants parents to talk to their teenage children and persuade them to stop smoking.

The study's authors claim that the "Talk: They'll Listen" campaign failed because,

* Parent talk to their children about smoking, not telling them not to smoke.

* No reason beyond simply being a teenager is offered as to why they should not smoke.

According to developmental psychologists, teenagers between 15 to 17 years of age tend to reject authoritative messages.

The ads were actually meant to encourage teen to smoke, since most teens do not listen to their parents' advice. They want independent.

And constant peer pressure outside their home environment.

“Light” Cigarette

Another anti-smoking ads big idea is pushing “light” cigarette that contain low level of nicotine or tar as a transition for smoker.

“Light” cigarette eventually becomes a new avenue for young people to be addicted to cigarettes.

Rather than quitting the habit entirely, smokers are still encouraged to smoke albeit with a low level nicotine cigarette.

Studies have shown that "light" cigarettes are as dangerous as regular brands.37% of smokers switched to "lights" cigarette believing they are less harmful.

After reading the above article, you should have better understanding about Stop Teens Smoking programs available.

Posted by: Mo Salle

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