Short-term effects of Project EX-4: A classroom-based smoking prevention and cessation intervention program

To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2006.05.005 Byline: Ping Sun, James Miyano, Louise Ann Rohrbach, Clyde W. Dent, Steve Sussman Keywords: Cigarette smoking; Cessation; Prevention; Motivation; Behavior; Intervention Abstract: Researchers continue to try to develop effective teen tobacco use prevention and cessation programs. Three previous school clinic-based studies established the efficacy of Project EX for teen smoking cessation. This fourth study adapts Project EX to the classroom context. This paper reports the findings based on pretest and posttest surveys conducted immediately prior and post-intervention. Author Affiliation: Institute for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research and Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 1000 South Fremont Avenue, Box 8, Alhambra, CA 91803, USA