March 2, 2007, Newsletter Issue #79: Not-On Tobacco-For Teens
Tip of the Week
Not-On-Tobacco or N-O-T is the American Lung Associationīs newest tool to help teens quit smoking. Hereīs an outline of how N-O-T works:
- Offers 10 sessions and 4 optional booster sessions through voluntary participation.
- Designed to help teens quit smoking or reduce their smoking.
- Includes selection criteria for facilitators such as a nonjudgmental approach to teens.
- Provides comprehensive facilitator training in addiction, curriculum content and implementation, referral for other help and group process.
- Is gender specific.
- Includes life skills management traiing such as stress management.
- Designed and tested specifically for teens.
- Based on solid research in 15 sites nationwide.
- Includes built-in evaluation component for local tracking.
- Meets CDC Guidelines for School Health Programs.
- Includes a supplemental Alternqative-to-Suspension program for school tobacco violations.
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