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Abstract: Factors related to cigarette smoking and to changes over two years were investigated in a sample of Michigan adults. Smoking was associated with age, sex, education, occupation, and beliefs regarding its health effects. Cessation was predicted by amount smoked at baseline, desire to stop, and belief concerning difficulty stopping. Starting smoking was associated with time off cigarettes (negatively), age, belief about health effects, sex, and education. Heavy smoking and maintenance of cessation are major problems. (Am J Public Health 1987; 77:501-502.) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Reviews a new out-of-school youth-centered tobacco prevention initiative launched in Michigan, specifically highlighting the evaluation of the program and offering primarily process-oriented recommendations for future programming. Percentage of 9-12 graders who had smoked cigarettes or cigars and/or chewed tobacco in the 1990s; Efforts of Healthy People 2010 to reduce adolescent smoking rates; Information on the Don't Start programs.