Showing posts with label The Cochrane Library. Show all posts
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Thursday, May 9, 2013

Smoking Prevention in Schools Found to Be Effective Strategy

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Certain school-based programs that aim to keep kids from smoking cigarettes seem to work, according to a fresh look at some past research.

After examining over a hundred "gold standard" studies, researchers found that school-based programs that teach children life skills and self-esteem were linked to a significant reduction in the number who started using tobacco down the road.
 
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Research conducted by The Cochrane Library