Teens Respond Better to Phone Counseling for Quitting Smoking

Teens are more likely to quit smoking if they receive telephone counseling, according to new research.

A telephone-counseling program was created by researchers, 2,000 smokers from 50 Washington state high schools were recruited to test the program. Once they had received parent permission, researchers began testing at 25 of the high schools.

The students took part in a follow-up survey about a year later. In comparison to 18% of smokers who did not participate in the program, 22% of students said they did not smoke for six months. The program also seemed to extend the period of time a student was able to go without a cigarette. The authors say that this research project is the first of its kind, reporting a statistically significant difference in quit rates over a one-year period.

More research projects ought to be done like this as teenage smoking is the root of the problem, and the earlier someone is prevented from being a smoker, the less likely it is to become an ongoing problem…

[Via: health.usnews.com]

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