TY - JOUR
T1 - Barriers to smoking cessation in inner-city African American young adults
AU - Stillman, Frances A.
AU - Bone, Lee
AU - Avila-Tang, Erika
AU - Smith, Katherine
AU - Yancey, Norman
AU - Street, Calvin
AU - Owings, Kerry
PY - 2007/1/8
Y1 - 2007/1/8
N2 - The prevalence of tobacco use among urban African American persons aged 18 to 24 years not enrolled in college is alarmingly high and a challenge for smoking cessation initiatives. Recent data from inner-city neighborhoods in Baltimore, Md, indicate that more than 60% of young adults smoke cigarettes. We sought to describe community-level factors contributing to this problem. Data from focus groups and surveys indicate that the sale and acquisition of "loosies" are ubiquitous and normative and may contribute to the high usage and low cessation rates.
AB - The prevalence of tobacco use among urban African American persons aged 18 to 24 years not enrolled in college is alarmingly high and a challenge for smoking cessation initiatives. Recent data from inner-city neighborhoods in Baltimore, Md, indicate that more than 60% of young adults smoke cigarettes. We sought to describe community-level factors contributing to this problem. Data from focus groups and surveys indicate that the sale and acquisition of "loosies" are ubiquitous and normative and may contribute to the high usage and low cessation rates.
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U2 - 10.2105/AJPH.2006.101659
DO - 10.2105/AJPH.2006.101659
M3 - Article
C2 - 17600247
AN - SCOPUS:34548037654
SN - 0090-0036
VL - 97
SP - 1405
EP - 1408
JO - American journal of public health
JF - American journal of public health
IS - 8
ER -