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| A systematic review of the effects of price on the smoking behaviour of young people
The aim of this 2009 systematic review was to examine the impact of price on cigarette smoking in people aged 25 years or under.
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| An evaluation of the test purchase of tobacco pilot scheme
Final report, published 2004, which evaluated the series of pilot schemes in Scotland which undertook test purchasing of tobacco using children under 16 years of age.
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| ASH Scotland policy paper: adoption and tobacco use
This ASH Scotland policy paper, published 2004, provides an overview of the current situation regarding tobacco policies and placements for adopted children, and those "looked after" in foster care and care homes. It also proposes appropriate guidelines for tobacco policies relating to adoption, fostering and residential care.
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| ASH Scotland's response to Consultation of the Draft Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005 (Variation of Age Limit for Sale of Tobacco Purchase and Consequential Modifications) Order 2007
ASH Scotland's submission to the Scottish Executive's consultation on proposals for a draft Order under powers contained in the Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005 to raise the age of purchase of tobacco products from 16 to 18 and the related draft partial Regulatory Impact Assessment.
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| ASH Scotland's response to the Scottish Executive Consultation on Smoking Prevention Working Group Report: Towards a Future without Tobacco
ASH Scotland's 2007 submission to the Scottish Executive's consultation on the recommendations of the Smoking Prevention Working Group's report "Towards a Future Without Tobacco"
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| Breaking the cycle of children's exposure to tobacco smoke
British Medical Association report which describes the damage that adult smoking causes children. It explores effective ways of protecting some of the most vulnerable people in society from short and long-term harm, and recommends evidence-based policies that need to be adopted to break the cycle of children's exposure to tobacco smoke. Published 2007.
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| Children, youth and tobacco: behaviour, perceptions and public attitudes
Published by the Irish Office of Tobacco Control (OTC) in November 2006, this report focuses on young people's expenditure on and use of tobacco, public attitudes to smoking, marketing and branding awareness and the impact of pricing on purchasing decisions.
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| External evaluation of the NHS Health Scotland/ASH Scotland young people and smoking cessation pilot programme
This external evaluation was undertaken by the Youth Smoking Evaluation Consortium in 2006. It evaluates the NHS Health Scotland and ASH Scotland programme of youth cessation pilot projects.
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| Forever cool: the influence of smoking imagery on young people
This 2008 report considers the effect of smoking imagery on young people. It begins by examining trends in smoking prevalence and initiation, goes on to review the different forms of pro-smoking imagery and the evidence for how they can affect behaviours and attitudes among young people. It concludes by exploring effective ways of reducing young people's exposure to positive images of smoking and increasing their exposure to positive images of health.
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| Health behaviours of Scottish schoolchildren: technical report 1: smoking, drinking and drug use in the 1990's
This resource, published in 1999, presents findings on changes in smoking and drinking behaviour amongst young people in Scotland during the 1990's.
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| Interventions for preventing tobacco sales to minors (Review)
Can illegal cigarette sales to underage youth be prevented, and does it change their smoking behaviour. 2008 Cochrane review.
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| National survey on tobacco-related work with young people
ASH Scotland and NHS Health Scotland commissioned a national survey to determine current and planned tobacco-related work targeted at young people; this 2002 document presents the findings from the survey.
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| NICE public health guidance PH23: school-based interventions to prevent smoking
This guidance is for all those responsible for preventing the uptake of smoking by children and young people aged under 19. This includes those working in the NHS, local authorities, education and the wider public, private, voluntary and community sectors. It may also be of interest to children and young people, their parents or carers and other members of the public.
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| Passive smoking and the health of babies and children
Produced by NHS Health Scotland in 2008, this leaflet provides information of the effects of passive smoking on babies and children.
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| Pathways to problems: hazardous use of tobacco, alcohol and other drugs by young people in the UK and its implications for policy
Published in September 2006 by the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, this report reviews the use of psychoactive drugs, including tobacco and alcohol, by young people in the UK, and examines relevant government policies.
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| Primary school tobacco education: a needs assessment
This needs assessment produced by NHS Health Scotland in 2003 is the result of research conducted in 25 Scottish schools on the resource needs of primary 6 and 7 teachers for tobacco education.
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| Research in brief 12: primary school tobacco education
This briefing paper, produced by NHS Health Scotland in 2004, summarises a needs assessment of primary school teachers for tobacco education.
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| Research in brief 2: young people and health in Scotland: quantitative dimensions
Produced by NHS Health Scotland in 2001, this briefing paper interprets quantitative evidence on young people's health in Scotland.
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| Research in brief 3: young people and health in Scotland: what matters to young people about their health and well-being?
Produced by NHS Health Scotland in 2002, this briefing paper is an interpretation of a review of qualitative research on young people's views about their health and well-being.
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| Research in brief 4: young people and health in Scotland: what matters to those working with and for youth organizations
Produced by NHS Health Scotland in 2002, this briefing paper is a summary of a scoping study of youth organisations in Scotland, their views of the key health issues facing young people and an assessment of young people's perspectives.
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| Research in brief 5: young people and health in Scotland: a review of youth transitions literature
Produced by NHS Scotland in 2002, this briefing paper summarises a review examining the implications of transitions for young people's health.
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| Research in brief 6: young people and health in Scotland: constructing the problems and the solutions in Scottish Executive policies
Produced by NHS Health Scotland in 2002, this briefing paper summarises the health-relevant policy issues for young people.
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| Scottish parliamentary motions: underage sales of tobacco
Provides the full-text of Scottish Parliamentary Written Questions and Answers on the underage sales of tobacco taken from the Scottish Parliament's Written Answers report.
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| Scottish parliamentary questions: underage sales of tobacco
Provides the full-text of Scottish Parliamentary Written Questions and Answers on the underage sales of tobacco taken from the Scottish Parliament's written answers report.
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| Scottish parliamentary questions: young people
Provides the full-text of Scottish Parliamentary Written Questions and Answers on young people and tobacco in the Scottish Parliament taken from the Scottish Parliaments Written Answers report.
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| Scottish Schools Adolescent Lifestyle and Substance Use Survey (SALSUS) - National Report 2008
The survey is part of the biennial series of secondary school surveys on smoking, drinking and drug use commissioned by the Scottish Executive. The survey collects a large amount of data on the prevalence, attitudes and behaviour of young people in regard to smoking, drinking and drug use.
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| SPICe briefing 05/25: smoking in children and young people: a comparative paper
Briefing paper produced by the Scottish Parliament Information Centre, which provides information on smoking in young people, and outlines the public health strategies that have been used in Scotland, England, Wales and the Nordic countries.
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| SPICe briefing 05/35: sales of tobacco to under-age persons: variations of age limit
Briefing paper produced by the Scottish Parliament Information Centre which provides information on the issues surrounding the variations in age restrictions to prevent youth access to tobacco.
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| Statistics: smoking rates - 13 year olds
Produced by ASH Scotland this webpage provides statistics on smoking and 13 year olds in Scotland.
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| Statistics: smoking rates - 15 year olds
This ASH Scotland webpage provides statistics on smoking and 15 year olds in Scotland.
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| Statistics: smoking trends - children
This ASH Scotland webpage provides statistics on trends in smoking amongst 13 and 15 year olds in Scotland.
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| The role of national policies intended to regulate adolescent smoking in explaining the prevalence of daily smoking: a study of adolescents from 27 European countries
This study seeks to examine whether contextual factors influence adolescents' daily smoking. A focus was placed on three modifiable policies operating at a national level, non-smoking policy at educational facilities, price and minimum age for buying tobacco.
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| Tobacco 18: the law for selling tobacco has changed
Aimed at teenagers this Department of Health website provides information on the change in law for selling tobacco which makes it illegal to sell tobacco to anyone under the age of 18.
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| Tobacco age change
This Department of Health website provides information for retailers on the change to the law for selling tobacco which makes it illegal to sell tobacco to anyone under the age of 18 in England and Wales.
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| Tobacco facts: A resource pack for teachers, youth workers and those working with children and young people on tobacco issues
The Tobacco Facts was developed to offer an up-to-date resource on tobacco education for teachers. The pack includes a planning grid for teachers with factsheets and suggested classoom activities. Published 2008.
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| Tobacco use: smoking among young people
Published on the Web by ScotPHO, this document provides information on smoking behaviour of young people in Scotland, and includes a chart illustration.
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| Tobacco use: young people European comparison
Published on the Web by ScotPHO, this site provides information from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey, which was conducted in 2001/02 and compares smoking rates in 41 countries.
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| Towards a future without tobacco
Report of the Smoking Prevention Working Group, a short-life expert group established by the Scottish Executive to make recommendations on how to reduce smoking among young Scots. Published in November 2006.
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| Young adult smokers in Scotland
This report provides an analysis of young adult (age 16-24) smokers. It considers the characteristics of young adult smokers - who they are, how/where they spend their time - and trends over time to help inform the development and targeting of practical responses to reduce smoking uptake.
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