Not-On-Tobacco (N–O–T)
An Evidence-Based Practice
Description
Not On Tobacco (N-O-T) is a smoking cessation program designed for 14- to 19-year-olds. It is based on social cognitive theory and incorporates training in self-management and stimulus control, social skills and social influence, stress management, relapse prevention, and techniques to manage nicotine withdrawal, weight management, and family and peer pressure. N-O-T consists of 50-minute group sessions recommended for weekly dosage for 10 consecutive weeks. There are also four optional booster sessions. Teachers, school nurses, counselors, and other staff and volunteers specially trained by the American Lung Association (ALA) facilitate sessions in schools and other community settings. No more than 10 to 12 participants are recommended per group. Facilitator training is provided by the ALA and includes the bound curriculum and evaluation tools.
Goal / Mission
The goal of this program is to help teens quit smoking.
Impact
One study showed that the percentage of students who reportedly quit smoking 15 months after the intervention was higher for participants. Another study showed that a greater percentage of participants reported smoking cessation 5 months after the intervention than non-participants.
Results / Accomplishments
Multiple evaluation studies have been conducted. In one such study, the percentage of students who reportedly quit smoking 15 months after the intervention was higher in the N-O-T group than in the BI group (9.8 vs. 1.6, p < 0.05). In the second study, conducted in Florida, 21.7% of N-O-T participants reported smoking cessation 5 months after the intervention, compared with only 12.6% of BI participants (p < 0.05). Among students who continued to smoke after the intervention, N-O-T participants had larger reductions in reported weekday smoking than BI participants (53.2% vs. 34.7%, p < 0.05).
About this Promising Practice
Organization(s)
Centers for Public Health Research and Training, Office of Drug Abuse Intervention Studies
Primary Contact
Kimberly A. Horn, EdD
Office of Drug Abuse Intervention Studies, West Virginia University
PO Box 9190
Morgantown, WV 26505
khorn@hsc.wvu.edu
Office of Drug Abuse Intervention Studies, West Virginia University
PO Box 9190
Morgantown, WV 26505
khorn@hsc.wvu.edu
Topics
Health / Alcohol & Drug Use
Health / Adolescent Health
Health / Adolescent Health
Organization(s)
Centers for Public Health Research and Training, Office of Drug Abuse Intervention Studies
Source
SAMHSA's National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices (NREPP)
Date of publication
2004
Date of implementation
1999
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Target Audience
Teens