Youth Cessation Programs
Research-Tested Intervention Programs
This program is part of a larger web portal called Cancer Control Planet that was developed collaboratively and is maintained to make it easier to find scientific information and evidence-based tools for use in public health and clinical practice.
To find research-tested intervention programs for tobacco cessation, scroll down on the page to Step 4 and click on Research-Tested Intervention Programs. Once there, select Tobacco Control to see a list of programs. You can then refine your search by Age, Race/Ethnicity, or Setting. Many of the programs listed can be downloaded directly to your computer or can be obtained on CD free of charge. For some of the programs, you must contact the developers as noted and arrange to obtain the materials.
N-O-T on Tobacco
N-O-T on Tobacco, from the American Lung Association, is a school-based voluntary program designed to help high school students stop smoking, reduce the number of cigarettes smoked, increase healthy lifestyle behaviors, and improve life management skills.
The N-O-T program includes a gender-sensitive, tailored 10-session curriculum and booster sessions conducted by trained facilitators. N-O-T emphasizes daily life management skills such as stress management and healthy lifestyle behaviors such as nutrition and exercise. It also offers awards and incentives to teens and facilitators, and includes evaluation and mental health referral products. N-O-T has been designated as a model program by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
Project EX
Project EX is a school-based, tobacco-use cessation program for high school youth 14 to 19 years of age. The program is delivered in a clinic setting and involves activities including games, talk shows, and alternative exercises such as yoga. At the completion of this program, youth will be able to stop or reduce cigarette smoking and state accurate information about the environmental, social, physiological, and emotional consequences of tobacco use.
The eight-session curriculum is delivered over a six-week period and emphasizes coping with stress, dealing with nicotine withdrawal, relaxation techniques, and how to avoid relapse. The program builds interpersonal, coping, commitment-building, and decision-making skills, and provides training in self-control. Project EX has been designated as a model program by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
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