What strategy is considered one of the best for preventing smoking in teenagers?
a. Large-scale printed information campaigns
b. Emphasis on the long-term effects of smoking on health
c. Threatening the social norms of groups most likely to smoke
d. Peer-led programs emphasizing the social consequences of smoking
ANS: D
Peer-led programs emphasizing the social consequences of smoking have proved most successful. Short-term effects such as an unpleasant odor and stains on the teeth and hands are stressed. If a significant number of peers convince their classmates that smoking is not popular, others will follow. Large-scale printed information campaigns are not effective. A specified curriculum and teaching can increase benefit. Long-term effects do not dissuade adolescents because they do not have a future perspective. Threatening the norms of the social group is one of the least effective means of prevention.
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