{"id":47813,"date":"1999-12-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"1999-12-20T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/1999\/12\/20\/unmc-receives-165000-grant-to-help-teenagers-quitsmoking\/"},"modified":"2022-08-29T10:56:19","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T15:56:19","slug":"unmc-receives-165000-grant-to-help-teenagers-quitsmoking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/1999\/12\/20\/unmc-receives-165000-grant-to-help-teenagers-quitsmoking\/","title":{"rendered":"UNMC Receives $165,000 Grant to Help Teenagers Quit\n\nSmoking"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The University of Nebraska Medical Center has received a three-year,<\/p>\n

$165,000 grant from the Heartland Division of the American Cancer Society<\/p>\n

for a program that will focus on reducing the number of teen smokers. The<\/p>\n

idea evolved from a series of focus groups with high school students.<\/p>\n

The society reports that 90 percent of new smokers in the United States<\/p>\n

are children and teenagers. Quit attempts for adolescents are equal to<\/p>\n

quit attempts for adults. However, teens often attempt to quit cold turkey<\/p>\n

without seeking outside assistance.<\/p>\n

Kristine McVea, M.D., UNMC assistant professor of family medicine and<\/p>\n

principal investigator of the grant, developed a program to teach teens<\/p>\n

how to help their friends quit smoking. This year, Dr. McVea is looking<\/p>\n

for 65 teen smokers to interview at different stages of quitting. She said<\/p>\n

she will use the information to improve the counseling program to better<\/p>\n

meet the specific needs of adolescents.<\/p>\n

“In the past, research has focused attention on preventing youth from<\/p>\n

smoking and encouraging older adults to quit smoking,” Dr. McVea said.<\/p>\n

“Not a lot of work has been done to help those teenagers already addicted<\/p>\n

to tobacco to quit smoking. This is an opportunity to explore new ways<\/p>\n

to help those young adults.”<\/p>\n

The program also gives teens information previously only available in<\/p>\n

a physician’s office. Teens enrolled in the study would attend two, four-hour<\/p>\n

training sessions at which they learn facts about smoking, its harmful<\/p>\n

effects and means of quitting. A pilot program was conducted last year<\/p>\n

in Lincoln.<\/p>\n

The first phase of the program tracked adolescents’ quit attempts. Quit<\/p>\n

rates of students who received peer counseling were compared to students<\/p>\n

who attempted to quit without peer counseling. Dr. McVea said the pilot<\/p>\n

program was successful. “Many of our mentors’ friends attempted to quit.<\/p>\n

We are moving in the right direction.”<\/p>\n

Dr. McVea will begin recruiting students for the future sessions next<\/p>\n

summer or fall. For more information, contact Dr. McVea at 559-8147.<\/p>\n

UNMC is the only public academic health science center in the state.<\/p>\n

Through its commitment to research, education, outreach and patient care,<\/p>\n

UNMC has established itself as one of the country’s leading centers for<\/p>\n

cancer research and treatment and solid organ transplantation. Nearly $32<\/p>\n

million in research grants and contracts were awarded to UNMC scientists<\/p>\n

during the past fiscal year. In addition, UNMCs educational programs are<\/p>\n

responsible for training more health professionals practicing in Nebraska<\/p>\n

than any other institution.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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