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December 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States. States collect billions of dollars in tobacco revenue from the 1998 tobacco settlement and tobacco taxes—with less than two cents of every dollar going to fight tobacco use.
September 1, 2012 | Journal Article
The Society of Behavioral Medicine and the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco are positioned to lead research so the public health benefits of 1-800-QUIT-NOW on cigarette packs can be monitored, evaluated, and maximized.
May 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Female Latino smokers who have a partner can "kick the habit" easier than those without a partner.
January 8, 2010 | Journal Article
Identifying what factors predict a person will complete a smoking-cessation intervention and follow-up can be helpful in tailoring retention strategies for minorities.
August 8, 2011 | Program Result
From 2008 to 2011, the American Legacy Foundation ran "Become an EX," a national smoking cessation media campaign that portrayed quitting smoking as a challenging yet achievable goal.
March 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This paper provides the analytic framework that guides two subsequent papers in this special supplement that use computer simulation modeling to show how these specific policies (and others) can impact reductions in smoking prevalence.
December 16, 2010 | Program Result
This program was a multifaceted effort to reduce smoking among pregnant women and to help them remain tobacco free.
December 9, 2010 | Program Result
In 2005 tobacco control leaders formed the Consumer Demand Roundtable to shift the tobacco control field to seeing smokers as consumers of cessation products and services by making treatments more appealing and consumer friendly.
April 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article presents findings from the evaluation of Full Court Press, a five-year smoking cessation program based in schools. It describes the challenges of running a school-sponsored program during times when resources are largely devoted to high-stakes testing and provides lessons on how to successfully run a program under those conditions.
May 1, 2007 | Journal Article
The tobacco industry is relying more heavily on retail stores as marketing outlets.