The numbers of youth who are addicted to nicotine continues to rise. Given that people who become addicted to nicotine during adolescence are much more likely to continue smoking as adults and to suffer the devastating health consequences of smoking in later adulthood, greater efforts must be taken to help youth to quit smoking. Few interventions have been developed to assist youth to quit smoking to date. Danya International Inc. has assembled a qualified team of staff, experts and collaborators to develop and evaluate a multi-faceted smoking cessation intervention targeting adolescents which, in both content and format, as well as in its design process, will reflect state-of- the-art research findings and involve youth in the development and production of technological innovations. During Phase I, an educational and motivational video, along with a six-session smoking cessation curriculum and facilitator s manual, will be developed and piloted. Planning for a website which will support the intervention and its participants also will be initiated. During Phase II, the website will be fully developed; the intervention curriculum and associate materials will be refined based on results of the Phase I pilot, and a formal evaluation of the smoking cessation package will be conducted.

Proposed Commercial Applications

The program will be marketed to schools, community-based programs and clinics, health maintenance organizations, and state health departments. Linkages with key dissemination organizations and clearinghouses, such as Join Together, NCADI and the CDC Office on Smoking and Health, will be brokered to promote the smoking cessation intervention.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Type
Small Business Innovation Research Grants (SBIR) - Phase I (R43)
Project #
3R43DA012773-01S1
Application #
6317027
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZRG1 (02))
Program Officer
Grossman, Debra
Project Start
1999-09-30
Project End
2001-03-31
Budget Start
1999-09-30
Budget End
2001-03-31
Support Year
1
Fiscal Year
2000
Total Cost
$24,998
Indirect Cost
Name
Danya International, Inc.
Department
Type
DUNS #
009741190
City
Silver Spring
State
MD
Country
United States
Zip Code
20910