Surveyed 2,926 seventh, ninth, and eleventh graders on smokeless tobacco and other substance use. Examined patterns smokeless tobacco use relative to other drug use, particularly cigarette smoking. Data supported view that recent increases in smokeless tobacco use were related to male tobacco users' belief that smokeless tobacco was less harmful…

Cocaine and nicotine are among stiumulants used by athletes to improve their performance or for escape. Negative effects of these stimulants are discussed. (Author/CB)

Ten smoking prevention-education programs are profiled in this article. Each profile includes a program description, availability of information, appropriate contacts and, when available, a brief description of program evaluations. (DF)

Based on social skills and operant behavioral perspectives, an Environment and Skills Model of smoking acquisition and prevention is proposed. This model involves an integrated examination of the antecedents, behaviors, and consequences of smoking. The importance of the "consequence end" of this three-term contingency is discussed. (Author/CT)

Serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels were determined in groups of female endurance runners, weight trainers, and sedentary controls. Results are discussed. (MT)

Examined the extent to which physical fitness varied among adolescent males (N=381) with varying intentions of smoking. Results showed subjects reporting no intention of smoking cigarettes were significantly more physically fit than mild intenders and strong intenders. Etiological factors are discussed. (JAC)

Presented in question/answer format, discusses the risks incurred by youngsters who live in the company of parents and other adults who are smokers. Data substantiating the risks are included. (JN)

Examined effects of naturally occurring partner support on smoking cessation maintenance with 125 newly abstinent, married women smokers. Partner facilitation emerged as the primary predictor of smoking cessation maintenance, accounting for 32 percent of the variance in outcome and identifying more than 80 percent successful and unsuccessful…

Participants in a communitywide stop-smoking contest were interviewed for cognitive, behavioral, and general smoking modification strategies used and amount of social support received specific to stopping smoking. Subjects reported using a variety of cognitive strategies but relatively few behavioral techniques during their attempts to quit.…

Advances the hypothesis that individuals who smoke tend to fantasize more than those who have stopped smoking or never smoked. (Author/RK)

This report details the results of a project that sought to understand the relationship between cross-gender friendships in early adolescence and substance use expectancies and behaviors. The data for this investigation came from a longitudinal investigation known as the Teen Attitude Survey which began in the fall of 1997 and tracked a sample of…

Recent research has documented an increasing rate of smoking among today's college students. Despite the increased use of cigarettes among students, there is evidence to suggest that anti-smoking norms still predominate among both students and faculty. This study compared attitudes toward hypothetical students who smoked cigarettes and those who…

Although there has been a substantial decline in cigarette consumption among the adult population in the United States, use of cigarettes among the adolescent population has continued to grow. Since 1993, a disturbing increase in smoking among college students has been observed. This study attempts to reduce public smoking outside classroom…

College faculty/staff members (n=76) and college students (n=212) from a small liberal arts college in a suburban area in the Northeast United States participated in this study. Participants completed a survey consisting of items pertaining to features and determinants of college students' smoking that measured their feeling associated with…

This textbook is a health course for primary-grade pupils. It covers the effects of alcohol, tobacco, and opium on health, as required by law in many states and territories.