The Open Addiction Journal

2008, 1 : 1-4
Published online 2008 May 21. DOI: 10.2174/1874941000801010001
Publisher ID: TOADDJ-1-1

Experimentation and Stages of Acquisition for Tobacco Consumption in Spanish Adolescents

Sílvia Font-Mayolas , M. Eugènia Gras , Montserrat Planes and Mark J.M. Sullman
Quality of Life Research Institute, University of Girona, Emili Grahit Street, 77, 17071 Girona Catalonia, Spain.

ABSTRACT

One area which has been largely neglected when studying the acquisition of addiction to smoking with the transtheoretical model is whether the individual had previously experimented with smoking. The importance of including the experimentation variable was supported by this research.

Keywords:

Stages of change, prevention, smoking acquisition.