This study examined the behavioral effects of prenatal and postnatal exposure to smoking, alcohol, and caffeinated beverages on 5-month-old infants. The sample consisted of 179 Caucasian infants and their mothers. All mothers were 19 years of age or older and had at least a tenth-grade education. Mental and motor portions of the Bayley Scales of…

This report reviews the 1970-1983 research on the impact of school-based anti-smoking education on smoking related attitudes and behaviors. A summary and introduction to the report are given. Seventy-four research reports are analyzed according to geographic origin, year of publication, and age of the target groups. Anti-smoking education programs…

This book contains proceedings from legislation designed to improve public awareness about the health effects of smoking. The texts of both proposed bills on the Comprehensive Smoking Prevention Education Act are included. Testimony of citizens and health experts is provided that relates personal experiences as well as medical evidence dealing…

This book contains additional items submitted for the record to the hearings dealing with legislation designed to improve public awareness about the health effects of smoking. The materials contain letters from health professionals and organizations concerned with prevention of heart disease, lung disease, dental problems and cancer. Research is…

Inaccurate stereotyping by non-users was explanatory of the prevailing lack of agreement concerning the personality characteristics of heavy marijuana smokers. (Author)

This report focuses on the evidence about the health consequences of smoking for women, and is intended to serve the public health and medical communities as a unified source of existing scientific research. The major issues about tobacco use and women's health are examined, including trends in consumption, biomedical evidence, and determinants of…

Included in this annotated bibliography on health education are journal articles, monographs, and government reports. Topics covered are patient education, community health education, school health education, sex education, lifestyle, general health education, research and evaluation, smoking, self-care, and other miscellaneous areas. It contains…

This paper describes an attempt to use a model of behavioral intention as a diagnostic tool to provide useful data for the preparation of health education programs for adolescents in the area of cigarette smoking. The theory of this model is that a person's behavior is a function of their behavioral intention which, in turn, is a function of their…

Kruglanski's endogenous-exogenous partition, when applied to reasons given by smokers for smoking cigarettes, distinguishes two types of actions: (1) endogenous reasons implying that the behavior of consuming the cigarette is the goal of the action and the actor is positive toward the behavior, and (2) exogenous reasons implying that the behavior…

An ad hoc committee assessed the level and type of drug usage on the Middle Tennessee State University campus. The sample of almost 1600 undergraduates was consistent with the total student body profile. Greek membership tended to depress drug usage but to increase alcohol consumption, particularly for males. Students who lived off-campus were…

The effects of a comprehensive program for the treatment of cigarette addiction were investigated. Subjects were 18 university students and 12 community members. Abstinence levels of 40 percent, verified by expired air carbon monoxide tests, were achieved in a six to nine month follow-up period. A partial component analysis revealed that the…

This Bibliography includes all of the items added to the Technical Information Center of the National Clearinghouse for Smoking and Health from January through December 1971. The publication is broken down into eleven major categories. These are: (1) chemistry, pharmacology and toxicology; (2) mortality and morbidity; (3) neoplastic diseases; (4)…

Six times since 1964, the Public Health Service has issued formal reviews of the scientific evidence which links cigarette smoking to disease and premature death. Each successive review, including this one, has seemed to confirm and strengthen the conclusion of the 1964 Report, that cigarettes are a major cause of death and disease. In the first…

A more lasting change in smoking behavior and attitude results from a smoking intervention program that uses affective educational activities such as values clarification and discussions pertaining to feelings and emotions as they relate to cigarette smoking. (MM)