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Friday October 8, 2004
In this edition:
1) How Prison
Helped Me Kick My Smoking Habit
2)
Schwarzenegger Bans Smoking in
Prisons
3) Cigarette Smoking among Lesbians,
Gays, and Bisexuals: How Serious a Problem?
4) Impact of a Motivational
Intervention on Mechanisms of Change in Low-Income Pregnant Smokers
5) 2005 National Conference on
Tobacco or Health – Call for Abstracts
6) Upcoming
Events
1) How Prison Helped Me Kick My
Smoking Habit
Commentary, Dannie Martin,
Pacific News Service, Sep 20, 2004
MASON, TENNESSEE - I thought stopping a 50-year
smoking habit was impossible. A pack a day of non-filter Camel cigarettes for
five decades is hard to quit. Even after a doctor told me
that on a chest X-ray my lungs looked like two dried prunes.
I tried everything to stop: nicotine patches, Nicorette gum, hypnotism, monster
willpower, you name it, I tried it, to no avail. The
camel kept his nose in the tent.
Then I was charged with violating parole and found out that the first jail I
went to was a no-smoking facility. I stayed there a week without a cigarette. I
was going nuts, but by the sixth and seventh day I had calmed down some. By
then I would pass two or three hours without thinking about a smoke.
After a week, The Corrections Corporation of America came and transported me to one of
their privately-run prisons in Mason, Tennessee. It's also a no-smoking facility.
I thought I'd see a bunch of inmates going crazy from nicotine withdrawal. I
couldn't have been more wrong. There is something about being locked up and
knowing that you can't smoke that has a calming effect on the nerves. Then
again, tobacco is available here.
To view the full article please visit: http://news.pacificnews.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=71a36d39b94ff28219145e05e335ce0f
2) Schwarzenegger Bans Smoking in
Prisons in CA
CNN.com
September 28, 2004
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) -- California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who set up a tent
outside his smoke-free state office to accommodate his taste for a good cigar,
signed a bill Monday barring tobacco from state prisons.
The measure amends the state's penal code to bar tobacco products
from prisons and youth correctional facilities. Violators are subject to a
fine.
Supporters say the changes will help save the state money on
health care and improve the health of 160,000 state inmates. Some parts of California's criminal
justice system such as county jails have already banned smoking.
The state generated about $1 million in tobacco taxes and $370,000
in sales taxes by selling tobacco products to inmates last year.
Bill sponsor Tim
Leslie, a Republican assemblyman, estimates that about half of California
prisoners smoke, costing $280 million in related health care costs.
3) Cigarette Smoking among Lesbians,
Gays, and Bisexuals: How Serious a
Problem?
Tang H,
Greenwood GL, Cowling DW, Lloyd JC, Roeseler AG, Bal
DG.
Cancer Causes Control. 2004 Oct;15(8):797-803.
Introduction: Population-based health surveys
seldom assess sexual orientation, which results in the absence of a reliable
measure of smoking among lesbians, gays, and bisexuals (LGB), a population
perceived to have higher risks of tobacco-related diseases. This is the first
study to compare the cigarette smoking rate of LGB with that of heterosexual
individuals using a population-based sample with both male and female adults,
and to identify which sub segments of LGB population are particularly burdened
by tobacco use. Methods: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), a
population-based telephone survey was used to assess smoking prevalence and its
correlates among respondents. Of 44,606 respondents, 343 self-identified as
lesbian; 593 self-identified as gay; and 793 identified themselves as bisexual
(511 female and 282 male). Statistical analysis was performed using SAS and
SUDAAN. Results: Lesbians' smoking rate (25.3%), was about 70% higher
than that of heterosexual women (14.9%) Gay men had a smoking prevalence of
33.2%, comparing to heterosexual men (21.3%). After controlling for demographic
variables, logistic regression analysis showed that lesbians and bisexual women
were significantly more likely to smoke compared with heterosexual women (OR =
1.95 and OR = 2.08, respectively). Gay men were also significantly more likely
to smoke than heterosexual men (OR = 2.13; 95% CI = 1.66-2.73). Being
35-44-years-old, non-Hispanic White, and having low-education attainment and
low-household income were common demographic predictors of cigarette smoking
among LGB. Conclusion: Our study provides the strongest evidence to date
that lesbians, bisexual females, and gay men had
significantly higher cigarette smoking prevalence rates than their heterosexual
counterparts.
4) Impact of a Motivational
Intervention on Mechanisms of Change in Low-Income Pregnant Smokers
Stotts
AL, DeLaune KA, Schmitz JM, Grabowski J.
Addict Behav. 2004 Nov;29(8):1649-57.
Numerous smoking
cessation interventions targeting pregnant women have been developed and
tested. An overall increase in smoking cessation is indicated, yet quit rates
are modest and variable. Although efficacious with other substance abuse
populations, motivational interviewing (MI) interventions with pregnant smokers
have resulted in marginal outcomes. Examining treatment mechanisms affected by
MI interventions may assist in understanding negative results and in developing
more innovative and effective interventions. This study assessed the impact of
an MI intervention on transtheoretical (TTM)-based mechanisms of change in
low-income pregnant smokers (N=54). Repeated measures analyses indicated that
relative to usual care (UC), pregnant smokers who received MI reported a
greater increase in confidence to abstain from smoking, a decrease in
temptation to smoke, and a decrease in level of depression. However, the MI
intervention was not associated with forward progression in the stages of
change. More intensive motivational and cognitive-behavioral interventions
demonstrated effective in non-pregnant, smoking populations, with more frequent
sessions separate from prenatal visits, are recommended to further increase
smoking cessation rates among low-income pregnant smokers.
5) 2005 National Conference on
Tobacco or Health – Call for Abstracts
May 4–6, 2005 • Chicago, IL
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Abstracts accepted online from October 1 through October
31, 2004
Submit your abstract online at www.tobaccocontrolconference.org.
The 2005 National Conference is looking for presentations
and workshops that will provide current scientific and practical information on
effective tobacco control strategies and developments. All abstracts must be
submitted online.
Visit www.tobaccocontrolconference.org to view the .pdf version
of the Call for Abstracts. To submit an abstract, visit www.tobaccocontrolconference.org
to link to the online abstract system.
Benefits to Presenters
- Your
ideas will be communicated at one of the largest national conferences on
tobacco control in the United States. Over 2,500 participants are
expected in Chicago.
- You
will pay the early registration fee for the conference, which is the
lowest fee.
- You and
your organization will gain recognition through your presentation, your
listing in the Program Book, and your listing in the online system of
abstracts.
If you have additional questions about submitting an
abstract, please check the Call for Abstracts section of www.tobaccocontrolconference.org
or send an e-mail to abstracts@tobaccocontrolconference.org.
Don’t forget to sign up for e-mail updates at www.tobaccocontrolconference.org.
6) Upcoming Events
132nd
American Public Health Association Conference
November 6-10, 2004 - Washington, DC
National Conference on Correctional Health Care
November 13-17, 2004 – New
Orleans, LA
19th National
Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
Health Disparities: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities
March
1-3, 2005 – Atlanta, GA
New England Regional Minority Health
Conference
April 10,11 and 12, 2005
Portland, Maine
Information:
michellesurdoval@yahoo.com
National Conference on Tobacco or
Health
May
4-6, 2005 – Chicago, IL
