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Susan J. Curry, PhD, Amy K. Sporer, MS, Oksana Pugach, MPH, Richard T. Campbell, PhD and Sherry Emery, PhD

The authors are with the Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois, Chicago.

Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to Susan J. Curry, PhD, Director, Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1747 West Roosevelt Rd, Rm 558, M/C 275, Chicago, IL 60608 (e-mail suecurry{at}uic.edu).

Objectives. We compared use of smoking cessation treatments and factors associated with treatment use among young adult smokers and other adult smokers.

Methods. We used data from the 2005 National Health Interview Survey core and cancer control supplement. The sample consisted of 6511 current smokers, of whom 759 were aged 18–24 years. Our analyses were weighted to account for differential sampling probabilities and nonresponse rates. We compared continuous measures using the t test; logistic regression was used to obtain odds ratios and confidence intervals. Multiple logistic regression was used to identify correlates of treatment use.

Results. Behavioral treatment use was infrequent among all smokers (4%–5%). Young adult smokers were less likely than other smokers to use pharmacotherapy (18% vs 32%). Correlates of pharmacotherapy use for young adult smokers were receiving advice from a health care provider, heavier smoking, and higher educational attainment. Compared with other smokers, young adult smokers were less likely to have received advice to quit from a health care provider (49% vs 60%).

Conclusions. Evidence-based tobacco cessation treatments are underused by young adult smokers.

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