Developed by the American Lung Association in collaboration with researchers at West Virginia University, N-O-T is a state-of-the-art program specifically designed for teenagers who want to quit smoking.
N-O-T offers very specific help with tough problems like nicotine withdrawal and how to manage its symptoms to prevent relapses. It also deals with issues that matter to teens, such as how to control weight loss after quitting and how to cope with friends and family who smoke. The program is gender-sensitive, since females usually have different reasons for smoking, quitting and relapsing than males do. N-O-T does more than teach teens how to stop smoking successfully. It uses a life management skills approach so teens learn how to reduce stress, make decisions and communicate more effectively with family and friends.
The N-O-T core curriculum was specifically designed for youth and consists of ten sessions and four follow-up “booster” sessions to reinforce what the group has learned and achieved. Most importantly, N-O-T is voluntary, not punitive. Teens attend the N-O-T sessions because they want to quit smoking.
N-O-T works! Of teens who that participated in a national pilot program:
- 22% were smoke-free six months after the program ended.
- 65% reduced their smoking on weekdays and 75% on weekends.
- 96% of the N-O-T group said they liked the program
- 85% believed that N-O-T helped them alter their smoking behavior.
- 55% reported feeling better about themselves as a result of N-O-T.
To find out how you can offer N-O-T at your location, please call 876-6500 or toll-free in Vermont at 1-800-LUNG-USA or email Rebecca Ryan, Director, Health Promotion and Public Policy at rryan@vtlung.org.
N-O-T application for 2008-2009 school year
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