A recent systematic review published in The Cochrane Library found that smoking prevention programs do work. Overall, smoking rates dropped by 12 per cent compared to the control group. “Helping young people avoid smoking is a widely endorsed public health goal,” says Dr. Roger Thomas, a University of Calgary professor and family doctor who was the lead author on the paper. “It makes sense to target kids with smoking prevention in schools, that’s the simplest way.”
Study mentioned: Thomas RE, McLellan J, Perera R. School-based programmes for preventing smoking. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2013 Apr 30;4:CD001293. PMID: 23633306
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