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The Problem Facing Us

Early to Mid-1990s

"Rates have begun to decrease"

First Access Study

Woodridge Intervention
May 1st, 1989

Officer Buzz Talbot

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Adolescents from different towns feed into Downer’s Grove High School

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DuPage County

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Do Reductions in Access Influence Youth Smoking?

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DePaul University Study funded by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (1999-2001)

"towns were randomly assigned to..."

"Prior to randomization,"

Method

"Police chiefs needed to be..."

"Three of these 11 towns..."

"Therefore,"

"An anonymous survey of students..."

Consent Procedures

Eliminated Participants with Questionable  Data on their Survey Responses

"Eliminated students,"

Procedures

"When asked by merchants for..."

Examined Factors Related to a Sale

 Merchant Ability to Rate Age

Effects of Sampling on Youth

"Communities obtained a grant from..."

"In P communities"

Rating Ordinances

School Prevention Programming

"Data from these five dimensions..."

Stages of Change

"The community readiness model can"

"No Awareness – issue not..."

Intervention

"Initially,"

Statistics

Findings

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"Occasional or everyday use increased..."

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"For everyday use,"

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"For number of days smoked..."

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Secondary Analyses

Percent Who Felt that Minors Should Not Be Fined for Possession

Conclusions

"Possession bans may make it..."

"Combined intervention only reduced smoking..."