162493 Smoking-Related Attitudes of 18-24 Year Old Men, Not in a College or University Setting

Wednesday, November 7, 2007: 3:24 PM

Alison Tartaglia, MSPH, CHES , Office of Government and Community Relations, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
Adonis Banegas, MSHEd , Circle of Care/Family Planning Council, Philadelphia, PA
George James, MFT , Office of Government and Community Relations, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
Lisa Ulmer, MSW, ScD , Department of Community Health and Prevention, School of Public Health, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
Cynthia Livingston, MSW , Office of Government and Community Relations, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
        
While young adults have higher rates of smoking than do older adults, their quitting rates are lower and rarely does this age group utilize traditional assisted cessation methods (helplines, group programs, etc.)

Building on the success of our gender- specific smoking cessation programs, Drexel University has developed a Young Men's Tobacco Project with funding from the American Legacy Foundation. Information on attitudes and behaviors of 18 to 24 year old male smokers not in a traditional college setting (given the inverse relationship between level of education and success in quitting) has been gathered primarily through the use of focus groups. Smoking cessation interventions recommended by focus group members have been implemented and pre- and post-intervention data analyzed.

Learning Objectives:
Attendees will be able to: 1) list smoking-related attitudes and behaviors of 18 to 24 year old males; 2) describe the stop-smoking interventions recommended by and used with this population ; 3) understand what future research is needed in order to successfully assist young men with cessation.

Keywords: Gender, Tobacco

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Any relevant financial relationships? No
Any institutionally-contracted trials related to this submission?

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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