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Home/Resources/Adolescent Smoking Cessation: Escaping Nicotine and Tobacco Program (ASCENT)

Adolescent Smoking Cessation: Escaping Nicotine and Tobacco Program (ASCENT)

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Parents of young adolescents (12-16)

The ASCENT program is a smoking cessation intervention designed specifically for young adolescent tobacco users. It seeks to increase motivation for change by having adolescents identify their personal reasons for quitting and provides resources aimed to improve the adolescent’s chances of success.

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If you’re a parent, talk to your health care provider, or your adolescent’s school counselor, teacher or nurse to see if they utilize ASCENT or know someone who does.

How to Use

Educators, community personnel, and health providers should use the facilitator guide to learn how to address tobacco dependence among adolescents in a variety of settings. Included in the ASCENT program are teen workbooks, a facilitator’s video, posters, parent guides, award certificates and website support information.

You can purchase the ASCENT program here.

Who Should Use

This resource can be an effective tool for anyone skilled at working with youth in various settings, including teachers/community support personnel, guidance counselors and health professionals of young adolescents (ages 12 – 17).

Scientifically Validated

This program was developed by clinical psychologists and funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Citations that demonstrate its effectiveness include:

Hoffman, J., Nemes, S., Weil, J., Zack, S., Munly, K., & Hess, L. (2008). Evaluation of the ASCENT smoking cessation program for adolescents. Journal of Smoking Cessation, 3(1), 2–8.

It is listed on the National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP).

 

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