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Barriers to Smoking Cessation in Inner-city African American Young Adults

Overview
Journal Am J Public Health
Specialty Public Health
Date 2007 Jun 30
PMID 17600247
Citations 37
Authors
Frances A Stillman
Lee Bone
Erika Avila-Tang
Katherine Smith
Norman Yancey
Calvin Street
Kerry Owings
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Abstract

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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