2012-05-24T14:57:38Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/smoking-cessation.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120001.html Feb 1, 2012 Feb 1, 2012

Increases in reading skills and numeracy skills substantially increase the odds that an individual will quit smoking.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120047.html Feb 1, 2012 Feb 1, 2012

This study used ecological momentary assessment to examine acute changes in college students' future smoking risk as a function of their exposure to prosmoking media (e.g., smoking in movies, paid advertising, point-of-sale displays).

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201200107.html Jan 1, 2012 Jan 1, 2012

This study examined whether an adolescent's self-identified race moderates the perceived effectiveness of anti-smoking messages.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100179.html Aug 31, 2011 Aug 31, 2011

The large cross-school variation in the cost of implementing Project CHOICE (a voluntary after-school prevention program for adolescents) highlights the importance of collecting cost information from multiple sites.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20110026.html Aug 31, 2011 Aug 31, 2011

Real-time data collected by palm-top computer confirms individual differences in situational smoking associations.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20110017.html Jan 16, 2011 Jan 16, 2011

The PROMIS Smoking Initiative has the goal of developing, evaluating, and making widely available a set of items for assessing smoking behavior and the biopsychosocial constructs that can be used to predict smoking outcomes.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100277.html Jan 1, 2011 Jan 1, 2011

We assessed the effect of Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) spending on smoking disparities in Arkansas, which distinguished itself from other states by investing all of its MSA funds in health-related programs.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100108.html Dec 31, 2010 Dec 31, 2010

Previously abstinent smokers who lapse are at risk for increased cigarette cravings and full-blown relapse. The findings have implications for cognitive–behavioral treatments to prevent relapse and medications to help smokers manage cravings.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100101.html Dec 31, 2010 Dec 31, 2010

This paper discusses a contemporary social cognitive framework that can be used to understand the role of the self-concept in smoking.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20110075.html Dec 31, 2010 Dec 31, 2010

Clinicians are more likely to treat symptoms of nicotine withdrawal when smoking is restricted. Hospitals should monitor prescriptions for nicotine replacement therapies to ensure high quality patient care.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9537.html Jun 23, 2010 Jun 23, 2010

<p>Summarizes results of RAND's evaluation of the progress and impact of Arkansas' antismoking and health programs established with its share of tobacco settlement funds.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100184.html Dec 31, 2009 Dec 31, 2009

Whether or not an adolescent stops or begins smoking is influenced by whether or not his/her romantic relationship smokes.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100103.html Dec 31, 2009 Dec 31, 2009

<p>Setting intermediate criteria between the present behavior and total abstinence can improve outcomes for hard to treat smokers.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100501.html Dec 31, 2009 Dec 31, 2009

<p>Message content in anti-smoking public service announcements (PSAs) can be delivered explicitly (directly with concrete statements) or implicitly (indirectly via metaphor), and the method of delivery may affect the efficacy of those PSAs. The purpose of this study was to conduct an initial test of this idea using tobacco industry manipulation PSAs in adolescents.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/corporate_pubs/CP22-2009-08.html Aug 17, 2009 Aug 17, 2009

<p>A section on U.S. health care reform accompanies features on piracy, education priorities, emerging technologies, and Arkansas antismoking programs; other stories discuss climate change, parolees, oil risks, Mexican security, and global drug policies.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20090522.html Dec 31, 2008 Dec 31, 2008

<p>The effect of antismoking public service announcements can be strengthened by using actors whom adolescents perceive to be appealing.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20081206.html Dec 31, 2007 Dec 31, 2007

<p>Examined whether reimbursement for Provider Counseling, Pharmacotherapies, and a telephone Quitline increase smoking cessation relative to Usual Care. A telephone Quitline in conjunction with low-cost Pharmacotherapy was found to be the most effective means of reducing smoking in the elderly.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20070815.html Dec 31, 2006 Dec 31, 2006

<p>Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979, the authors consider the relationship between the timing of family formation and positive changes in health behavior.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20070621.html Dec 31, 2006 Dec 31, 2006

<p>The majority of smokers have no plans to quit in the near future. These complacent smokers are less likely to quit than other smokers, and few interventions are known to reduce smoking in this population.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20070521.html Dec 31, 2006 Dec 31, 2006

<p>Evaluations of outreach strategies that effectively and efficiently reach the senior population often go unreported. The Medicare Stop Smoking Program (MSSP) was a seven-state demonstration project funded by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.</p>