Recommendations and Guidance for Practice in Youth Tobacco Cessation

Micah H. Milton, MPH; Catherine O. Maule, BA; Cathy L. Backinger, PhD, MPH; Dena M. Gregory, MPH

Objectives: To summarize recommendations from Youth Tobacco Cessation: A Guide for Making Informed Decisions for careful consideration, selection, implementation, and evaluation of youth cessation interventions. Methods: Recommendations were developed from an evidence review and consensus from a multidisciplinary advisory panel. Results: Identified essential elements for selecting, planning, delivering, and evaluating youth cessation interventions. Conclusions: Until there is more evidence for effectiveness of youth specific cessation interventions, clinicians and practitoners should adopt treatments that use cognitive- behavioral approaches for youth cessation interventions that require careful planning and rigorous evaluation.
Key words: tobacco cessation, youth/adolescent, cognitive behavioral, tobacco control
Am J Health Behav 2003;27(Suppl 2):S159-S169