Description

This category involved a classroom setting and a health authority talking about smoking.

Educational methods included:

• Lectures
• Films
• Group discussions

An example is the Fresh Start program conducted by the American Cancer Society.

3,352 smokers included from 27 separate studies.

Results

Educational methods had the tenth highest quit rate of any category.

Educational methods scored the lowest of the three instructional methods, behind Group Withdrawal and 5-Day Plans.

Bottom line

If you are looking for an instructional method, this is better than nothing, but other methods do get better results.

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