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Jan 1, 1999
This paper describes the development of the Smoking Cessation Quality of Life (SCQoL) questionnaire.
The authors examine the process by which antitobacco laws and ordinances were implemented and enforced in seven states and nineteen localities.
Jan 1, 1998
Research confirms the pervasive nature of teenage drinking and indicates that alcohol misuse may be more of a problem than previously imagined. A second study shows teen drinking is more strongly associated with sociability than with antisocial behavior.
Jan 1, 1997
This study examined whether smokers recognize that smoking is likely to shorten their lives and, if so, whether they understand the magnitude of this effect.
Mar 1, 1994
The authors respond to D. M. Gorman's response to: Preventing Adolescent Drug Use: The Effectiveness of Project ALERT, available as RAND/RP-208.
Jan 1, 1992
This article looks at smoking behavior along with the social trend towards quitting, characteristics of cigarettes and the cigarette industry, and nicotine addiction.
Jan 1, 1991
The authors describe exactly how and to what extent drinking, smoking, and lack of exercise are currently subsidized, and make recommendations for reducing or reallocating the expense.
Project
Publications from RAND's PROMIS Smoking Initiative.
Item banks and short forms from RAND's PROMIS Smoking Initiative.
PROMIS Smoking Assessment Toolkit Spanish translation item banks and short forms for download and use in research studies.
