Smoking prevention in school students: positive effects of a hospital-based intervention.

摘要: Tobacco consumption is the leading cause of avoidable deaths worldwide (1). Smoking still common in Germany, where it caused almost 107 000 2007 (2). Although proportion adults who smoke has decreased recent years, a study from 2009 showed that 26.1% women and 33.9% men were smokers (3). Most have their first cigarettes early adolescence (4) are influenced by social factors (5). In survey conducted Federal Centre for Health Education (Bundeszentrale fur gesundheitliche Aufklarung, BZgA) 2011, 11.7% all adolescents (12 to 17 years) 36.8% young (18 25 described themselves as cigarette smokers. Furthermore, past few years seen an increase use water pipes (known hookah, shisha, or hubble-bubble). 30 days up survey, 8.7% 11.2% had smoked pipe at least once. Male respondents more frequently than (6). According Maziak (7), pave way smoking similarly toxic effects. A carried out 2006 quantified nicotine dependency with aid Fagerstrom test (8). It found 50.8% 15– 17-year-old 41.8% those 18– 24-year age group dependent on nicotine. Laucht Schmid (9) demonstrated association between number starting 15-year-olds. The younger they been when tried cigarette, likely smoke, currently, higher degree dependence. Early prevention thus crucial importance, medical professionals particular should consistently argue abstinence tobacco (10). The Berlin Tumor Center (Tumorzentrum e.V.), cooperation Senate Department Education, Science, Research, developed multimodal program, “Students Hospital,” educate about health, individual, societal aspects smoking. To establish efficacy this we set answer two questions: Does program help nonsmokers remain abstinent? Does encourage take steps give up?