Comparing intervention strategies among rural, low SES, young adult tobacco users.

Objective: To evaluate 3-month tobacco quit rates of young adult tobacco users randomized to 2 intervention conditions.

Methods: Overall 192 non-treatment-seeking 18-to-24-year-old tobacco users received educational information and advice to quit smoking. Participants were then block randomized to 2 brief intervention conditions: (1) a telephone quitline (TQ) N = 90; or (2) a brief direct treatment intervention (BDTI) N = 102.

Variability of healthcare practitioner intervention among 18- to 24-year-old tobacco users.

A survey of 184 young, rural, tobacco users found that healthcare professionals often assessed tobacco use, although there was significant variability by professional type (physician vs. dentist) and tobacco service (advise vs. referral).