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Smoking cessation
with young people: the real world
Smoking cessation services for young people in Wales
Cathy Weatherup and Rob Sage
Powerpoint
Presentation
Abstract
Smoking cessation is well documented to be a clinically
effective and highly cost effective health care intervention
for adults, however, given young people's motivation to
smoke, their smoking habits and their lifestyles, it was
unknown whether the provision of smoking cessation services
would be as appropriate for this target group. Based on
the findings of a literature review, a series of pilot
cessation services were established in Wales. This paper
features findings from the 2Tuff 2Puff project, one of
the pilot services located in Cardiff and based on the
six week Maudesley Clinic Model. The project has run structured
weekly one-hour closed-workshops in a variety of settings
(e.g. youth centres, schools, colleges and Healthy Living
Centres) since 2001. The quantitative data suggests that
the recruitment and retention levels of young people have
been favourable, and self-reported spending on cigarettes
and weekly consumption has consistently halved post-intervention.
The majority of young people attending the workshops set
a quit date, with 4-week self-reported quit rates ranging
between 10 to 20% between groups. The paper offers some
key criteria for successful adolescent cessation schemes
and concludes that young people are receptive to cessation
support when it is tailored to meet their needs. Finally,
a brief outline of how these pilots have served as a model
for an adolescent smoking cessation programme in 8 EU
countries is described.
Cathy Weatherup
Welsh Assembly Government
cathy.weatherup@wales.gsi.gov.uk
Rob Sage
Cardiff Local Health Board
robert.sage@nphs.wales.nhs.uk
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