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Preliminary evaluation of UP2UTeacher, a brief intervention addressing tobacco and nicotine use for high school students

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UP2UTeacher is a brief school-based programme that discusses different tobacco and nicotine products rather than focusing on cigarettes alone.

Students completed surveys immediately before and after the session. Almost half of students who had been willing to try tobacco or nicotine products reported no longer being willing after the intervention. Among students already using these products, 28.2% moved to the non-willing group. Perceptions of harm and addictiveness also increased for several products.

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Key Points

  • The PubMed study included 242 high school students.
  • The intervention consisted of one group session delivered at school.
  • Almost half of students initially willing to use tobacco or nicotine products became non-willing after the session.
  • 28.2% of students already using tobacco or nicotine products moved to the non-willing group.
  • Perceived addictiveness increased for all products assessed in the overall sample.
  • The study measured immediate short-term changes and does not show whether the effects lasted over time.

Why This Matters

Young people now encounter many nicotine products, including vapes and nicotine pouches. Prevention programmes need to address these products as well as cigarettes.

The early results are encouraging, but longer follow-up and stronger study designs are needed to see whether changes in attitudes lead to lasting changes in behaviour.

Public Health Relevance

Schools can provide an important setting for tobacco and nicotine prevention because they can reach young people before regular use becomes established.

Policy Relevance

The findings support further evaluation of short school-based programmes that cover the wider range of tobacco and nicotine products available to young people.

اردو خلاصہ

یو پی ٹو یو ٹیچر ایک مختصر اسکول پروگرام ہے جس میں صرف سگریٹ نہیں بلکہ ویپ، نکوٹین پاؤچ اور دوسری تمباکو اور نکوٹین مصنوعات کے بارے میں بھی بات کی جاتی ہے۔ طلبہ نے پروگرام سے پہلے اور فوراً بعد سوالنامہ مکمل کیا۔

جو طلبہ پہلے ان مصنوعات کو استعمال کرنے کے لیے تیار تھے، ان میں سے تقریباً نصف نے پروگرام کے بعد کہا کہ اب وہ استعمال نہیں کرنا چاہتے۔ پہلے سے استعمال کرنے والے طلبہ میں 28.2 فیصد بھی غیر رضامند گروپ میں آ گئے۔ یہ ابتدائی اور فوری نتائج ہیں، اس لیے یہ جاننے کے لیے مزید تحقیق ضروری ہے کہ اثر کتنے عرصے تک برقرار رہتا ہے۔

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