A SMOKELESS TOBACCO CESSATION PROGRAM FOR POSTSECONDARY STUDENTS

As evidence has substantiated the causal relationship between smokeles s tobacco (ST) use and oral cancer and noncancerous oral diseases, a p aucity of information exists concerning ST intervention and cessation programs. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the appropriatenes s and effectiveness of a self-help manual for postsecondary education students who were ST users by comparing two related groups (N=130). Re sults revealed that both related groups produced similar cessation rat es, 10.6% and 14.1% respectively, comparable to smoking tobacco studie s that used self-help manuals. Approximately one-half of the subjects who did not quit reported that they reduced the amount of ST used and did not increase cigarette smoking.