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Journal Article

Tobacco Industry Manipulation Messages in Anti-Smoking Public Service Announcements: The Effect of Explicitly Versus Implicitly Delivering Messages

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.

Jan 1, 2010
Journal Article

Shaping Smoking Cessation in Hard-To-Treat Smokers

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

Jan 1, 2010
Journal Article

Adolescent Romantic Relationships and Change in Smoking Status

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

Jan 1, 2010
Journal Article

Access to Sterile Syringes Through San Francisco Pharmacies and the Association with HIV Risk Behavior Among Injection Drug Users

Syringe exchange programs still provide the majority of syringe distribution and disposal services to San Francisco injection drug users; however, pharmacies now augment syringe access.

Jan 1, 2010
Journal Article

Three Years After Legalization of Nonprescription Pharmacy Syringe Sales in California: Where Are We Now?

Many California local health jurisdictions with significant numbers of HIV cases have approved disease prevention demonstration projects, which permit limited sale of syringes to adults without a prescription

Jan 1, 2010
Periodical

RAND Review: Vol. 33, No. 2, Summer 2009

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.

Aug 17, 2009
Journal Article

Uncovering the Most Effective Active Ingredients of Antismoking Public Service Announcements: The Role of Actor and Message Characteristics

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

Jan 1, 2009
Report

Evaluation of the Arkansas Tobacco Settlement Program: Progress During 2006 and 2007

Updates RAND's evaluation of the antismoking and health programs established by the state of Arkansas with its share of the tobacco Master Settlement Agreement funds.

Dec 21, 2008
Journal Article

The Effectiveness of Covering Smoking Cessation Services for Medicare Beneficiaries

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.

Jan 1, 2008
Report

Evaluation of the Arkansas Tobacco Settlement Program: Progress During 2004 and 2005

Evaluates the progress of Arkansas' seven health related programs funded by the tobacco Master Settlement Agreement.

Mar 26, 2007
Journal Article

Contingencies for Change in Complacent Smokers

The majority of smokers have no plans to quit in the near future.

Jan 1, 2007
Journal Article

Daily Smoking Patterns, Their Determinants, and Implications for Quitting

In this article, the authors examine daily temporal patterns of smoking in relation to environmental restrictions on smoking and cessation outcomes.

Jan 1, 2007
Journal Article

Use of Medicare Summary Notice Inserts to Generate Interest in the Medicare Stop Smoking Program

This recruitment method is highly recommended as a cost-effective way to reach the senior population.

Jan 1, 2007
Journal Article

Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Timing of First Marriage and Smoking Cessation

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.

Jan 1, 2007
Journal Article

Reduction of Abstinence-Induced Withdrawal and Craving Using High-Dose Nicotine Replacement Therapy

Decreasing withdrawal and craving during smoking cessation is a major aim of cessation medications.

Jan 1, 2006
Journal Article

Analyzing Milestones in Smoking Cessation: Illustration in a Nicotine Patch Trial in Adult Smokers

Analysis of effects by milestones may enhance understanding of cessation treatments and their mechanisms of action.

Jan 1, 2006
Journal Article

Shaping Reduced Smoking in Smokers Without Cessation Plans

Most smokers do not plan to quit in the next 6 months.

Jan 1, 2005
Report

Primary Care Provider Attitudes are Associated With Smoking Cessation Counseling and Referral

Evaluates the consistency of primary care physician (PCP) attitudes toward smoking cessation counseling and their corresponding smoking-cessation behaviors; PCP attitudes were positively associated with patient-reported smoking cessation behavior.

Jan 1, 2005
Journal Article

Comparative Efficacy of Rapid-Release Nicotine Gum Versus Nicotine Polacrilex Gum in Relieving Smoking Cue-Provoked Craving

To examine annual hospitalization rates for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions (ACSCs) among Medicare HMO beneficiaries.

Jan 1, 2005
Journal Article

Predictors of Attempted Quitting and Cessation Among Young Adult Smokers

Different risk and protective factors are relevant to understanding why smokers attempt to quit vs. why they are able to quit for 6 months or longer.

Dec 31, 2004

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