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August 2007, Vol 97, No. 8 | American Journal of Public Health 1402-1405
© 2007 American Public Health Association
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2006.101741

RESEARCH AND PRACTICE

Reaching Young Adult Smokers Through Quitlines

Sharon E. Cummins, PhD, Kiandra K. Hebert, BA, Christopher M. Anderson, BA, Judith A. Mills, MPH and Shu-Hong Zhu, PhD

The authors are with the University of California, San Diego.

Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to Sharon E. Cummins, PhD, Cancer Center, 9500 Gilman Dr, Mail Code 0905, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0905 (e-mail: scummins@ucsd.edu).

Because this article has no abstract, we have provided an extract of the first 100 words of the full text and any section headings.


   INTRODUCTION
 
This study compared state quitline data (1992–2006) with population survey data to assess use by young adults aged 18 to 24 years. Young adult daily smokers used the service in proportion to their numbers in the state. Young adults responded to mass media quitline promotion, even promotion that did not target them. Women, ethnic minorities, and persons with low income and lower education levels were well represented among young adult quitline callers. Quitlines are a viable means of intervening with this priority population.

Young adults (aged 18–24 years) are generally much less likely to seek help to quit smoking than . . . [Full Text]


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