Why Do Some Student Smokers Prefer a Smoke-free School Environment?
Dennis R. Trinidad, MPH PhD, University of California, San Diego, Cancer Prevention and Control Program, dtrinidad@ucsd.edu, Elizabeth Gilpin, MS, bgilpin@ucsd.edu, Martha White, MS, mmwhite@ucsd.edu, John Pierce, PhD, jppierce@ucsd.edu. Learning Objectives: Recognize how smoke-free school policies affect student smoking norms. Abstract: Problem/Objective: The implementation and enforcement of smoke-free school policies limits opportunities for teens to smoke, particularly since many adolescents start smoking regularly at school. These policies promote norms against smoking as an acceptable behavior. We examined changes in adolescent smoking social norms in schools in California from 1996 to 2002. Methods: Adolescents ages 12-17 completing the 1996, 1999, and 2002 California Tobacco Surveys (n=18,047) were classified as non-smokers (never tried cigarettes) and current smokers (any smoking in last 30 days; n=1528), and asked their opinions whether smoking should be banned on school grou
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