Objective: This study assessed whether dramatic funding reductions to the Florida Tobacco
Control Program (FTCP) influenced trends in recall of the Florida “truth” anti-smoking media …

OBJECTIVE: To assess the immediate and intermediate outcome consequences of
defunding a successful tobacco use prevention program. METHODS: A four-survey repeated …

Smoking initiation is a key behaviour that determines the future health consequences of
smoking in a society. There is a marked difference in smoking patterns around the world …

ContextMany states are developing tobacco use prevention and reduction programs, and
current data on tobacco use behaviors and how these change over time in response to …

OBJECTIVE To describe the extent to which comprehensive statewide tobacco control
programmes in the USA have made progress toward reducing teenage smoking. DATA …

OBJECTIVE To provide a comprehensive review of interventions and policies aimed at
reducing youth cigarette smoking in the United States, including strategies that have …

Objective: This study assessed the impact of state media campaigns that prominently feature
counter-industry messages on youth cigarette smoking, beyond the effects of price, secular …

Cigarette smoking is a vicious cycle. Each year a new generation of children experiments
with smoking. In many societies, half of them will become addicted, most destined to smoke …

Despite more than 30 years of public health programs to reduce tobacco use, smoking is still
the leading preventable cause of death in the United States. In response to this continuing …

This study provides additional evidence that Florida's “truth” tobacco countermarketing
campaign was successful in reducing smoking among Florida teens. Smoking rates were …