We know that most smokers who stop,
If you have made the decision to stop
The Smoker's Self-Help "Project50 Plus"
The University of Rochester's Smoking Research
Program Director is Deborah Ossip-Klein, PhD.
The program is located at the University of
Rochester, Rochester, NY, in the
Department of Community and Preventive Medicine
do so on their own, says Dr. Ossip-Klein.
Our projects seek to provide effective
tools to help them be successful.
smoking, you're are already a success.
If you have tried to stop smoking
in the past, consider it practice that
will increase your chances of becoming
a nonsmoker this time, says Dr. Ossip-Klein.
The best predictors of success are
believing in yourself and persisting.
The University of Rochester's
Project50 Plus participants will receive a
Across all ages, smokers as a group look older,
Project50 Plus is funded by the
Enrollment continues for this project!
The NCI Adolecent Project (NCAP)
We have a better idea of what works with adults,
Smoking Research Program
in the Spring will extend a Special
Invitation to smokers ages 50+
to participate in
Project50 Plus,
a new study to help determine the
most effective ways for long-term
smokers to quit. Under the direction
of Deborah J. Ossip-Klein, Ph.D., Research
Associate Professor of Community and
Preventive Medicine and Oncology, the
Smokers' Self Help
Project50 Plus will enroll
more than 1200 smokers ages 50
and older throughout New York state.
self-help manual specially developed for
mid-life and older smokers, access to a
smokers' hotline, website, & mail and
telephone contacts over an 18-month period.
are in poorer health, and live shorter lives
than nonsmokers. The good news is that stopping
smoking at any age can decrease risk of disease,
lengthen life, and restore vitality. There are
about 13 million smokers ages 50 and older in
the United States, representing one in five
smokers - and these numbers are increasing.
Smoking is a major risk factor for seven of the
top 14 causes of death for people ages 65+, with
diseases including heart disease, cancer, stroke,
emphysema, diabetes, atherosclerosis, and ulcers.
Smoking is also a risk factor for osteoporosis,
cataracts, macular degeneration (a major cause of
blindness), and pneumonia, as well as symptoms,
such as tiredness and shortness of breath - and
wrinkles.
National Cancer Institute.
For more information, call
Project50 Plus at 273-3871 (Monroe)
or toll free at 1-888-222-3993
(outside Monroe County).
Dr. Scott McIntosh, Project Manager, 273-3876
A Self-Help Cessation Program for Teens
but less is known about what works with teens.
Research has typically focused on PREVENTION of
smoking in this population. The current study
is investigating what CESSATION methods will work
with teens between the ages of 14 and 18.
this project to help teenagers quit smoking
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