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Wednesday, October 24, 2007 - 3:30 PM
Room M 101 A
Youth and Young Adult Tobacco Cessation Research
Cathy Backinger, PhD, National Cancer Institute, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, Behavioral Research Program, backingc@mail.nih.gov, Dianne Barker, Barker Bi-Coastal Health Consultants, Inc, dcbarker@earthlink.net. Learning Objectives: Understand and discuss the current challenges, implications, and future directions of youth tobacco cessation research Understand how youth and young adults currently quit smoking, including the evidence-based treatments they use Learn about the latest direction that research into youth and young adult cessation is taking.
Key Points: Although youth are known to be particularly vulnerable to tobacco addiction, and much has been done in the area of prevention, surprisingly little is known about youth and young adult tobacco cessation. This session will provide insight on the direction of youth cessation research as identified in a May 2007 national meeting convened by the American Cancer Society (ACS), National Cancer Institute (NCI), and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), on behalf of the Youth Tobacco Cessation Collaborative (YTCC); provide highlights of groundbreaking research published in the YTCC-sponsored August 2007 American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) theme issue; and include discussion of how youth and young adults currently quit. Panelists will include:
• Cathy Backinger (NCI) on The Future of Youth Cessation Research Workshop: Challenges and Recommendations • Susan Curry (UIC) on the Use of Evidenced-Based Cessation Treatments Among Young Adult Smokers in the U.S. • Dianne Barker on the National Youth Smoking Cessation Survey Results
Learning Objectives: See title page
Benefits: Smoking rates are higher among young adults than almost any other age group. This session will highlight emerging knowledge about what works with this segment and research that is needed to improve cessation products and services for this audience. Participants will have a better understanding of challenges associated with conducting youth tobacco cessation research and will be able to look to future research and treatment tools focused on helping young smokers quit.