This page is a work in progress to compile NZ research, resources and links on youth smoking. If you would like anything added or amended, please contact the NZAAHD office.

New Zealand Research

National Year 10 ASH Snapshot Survey, 1999-2007:Trends in
tobacco use by students aged 14-15 years

Janine Paynter. On behalf of Action on Smoking and Health, Health Sponsorship Council and the Ministry of Health

Family influences, acculturation and the prevalence of tobacco smoking among New Zealand youth: findings from a national survey.

Wong, G., Ameratunga, S., Garrett, N., Robinson, E., & Watson, P. (2008). Journal of Adolescent Health ,43(4): 412-416

Attachment to parents, parental tobacco smoking and smoking among Year 10 students in the 2005 New Zealand national survey
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health (2008)
Volume 32 Issue 4, Pages 348 - 353

"Low parent attachment score is associated with an increased risk of adolescent smoking regardless of ethnicity and parental smoking."

Young people, money, and access to tobacco

Social exchange of cigarettes by youth.
Journal of the New Zealand Medical Association, 14-December-2007, Vol 120 No 1267

New Zealand needs to try harder to reduce youth smoking rates

The current prevalence of youth smoking in New Zealand, particularly among Maori, should be unacceptable.
Journal of the New Zealand Medical Association, 12-December-2003, Vol 116 No 1187

Encouraging parents to stop smoking may (indirectly) reduce youth smoking through decreasing exposure to secondhand smoke and access to tobacco products.
Journal of the New Zealand Medical Association, 15-April-2005, Vol 118 No 1213

Tobacco Facts 2002 - Youth Smoking

Smoking in young people is a major influence on the future tobacco-related disease burden. The addictive properties of tobacco consumption make quitting difficult. High smoking levels in the young therefore usually translate, as they age, into high smoking levels in the older population.
Ministry of Health

Onset and lifetime use of drugs in New Zealand: Results from Te Rau Hinengaro: The New Zealand Mental Health Survey 2003-2004
Drug and Alcohol Review, Volume 28, Issue 2 (p 166-174)

This paper reports results for people born in New Zealand, compares age of onset across ethnic groups. Shows that tobacco had been used by 46.2% of the population aged 16-24.

Parental attitudes towads the uptake of smoking by children: Research and methods.

Health Promotion Journal of Australia, v.17, no.2, Aug 2006: 128-133.

Primary determinants of adolescent smoking are peer pressure and parental smoking. Two- thirds of adolescent smoking in New Zealand was explained by parental smoking and other factors under parental control, e.g. pocket money, smoking in the home. Parents believed in the value of a smoke-free lifestyle and wanted to protect their children from smoking. Important strategies to prevent smoking in children may include supporting parents to quit, informing them that discouraging children of any age from smoking can be effective, and providing culturally appropriate education and resources to facilitate parent/child communication about smoking.

Resources:

ASH NZ Factsheet: Youth smoking

Approximately 4000 New Zealand children, 14-15 years old, are daily smokers. Almost all smokers start as children.

Quit Group Youth & Smoking Fact Sheet Feb 05

Tobacco control - Media & Youth. HSC, New Zealand.

Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death in New Zealand and New Zealand youth smoking rates continue to be an area of concern.

New Zealand Tobacco Use Survey 2008: Quitting results

How to increase the delivery of effective smoking cessation treatments in primary care settings: Guidance for doctors, nurses, other health professionals & healthcare organisations

Ministry of Health

Tobacco Control Facts at a Glance (August 2009)

Useful tobacco control facts such as the health effects of smoking, smoking rates in New Zealand, etc.

Beginner's Guide to Tobacco Control [1.2MB pdf]- a comprehensive resource designed for New Zealand tobacco control workers new to the sector to get them up to speed quickly.

Primary Pathways: An integrated approach to drug education Young people grow up in a society in which the use of legal drugs, such as alcohol and tobacco, is commonplace. For young people to be in the best position to make responsible, informed choices about drugs for themselves, they need to be provided with drug education that offers many opportunities to explore appropriate knowledge, attitudes, skills and strategies within a supportive environment. Primary Pathways: An integrated approach to drug education is free for schools and educators. This resource is produced by the NZ Drug Foundation. For your free copy phone 0800 378 474 or go to www.nzdf.org.nz/resources/schools.

Smokefree Cars resources Resources, such as posters, stickers and information brochures, were developed to support both the Smokefree Workplaces and Smokefree Homes media campaigns. Some resources are free of charge, while others must be purchased.

Websites:

Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) www.ash.org.nz Working towards a smokefree New Zealand, ASH NZ was founded in 1982 by concerned health professionals. This is an up-to-the-minute, interactive site, aimed at preventing the uptake of smoking among young people and reducing the prevalence of smoking among all New Zealanders.

	www.smokefreeschools.org.nz This site provides information and support for school boards of trustees, principals, teachers and parents.  It offers advice on the development of policy and how to enhance a school's smokefree status.  Useful facts on youth smoking are detailed, as well as a variety of resources to assist schools on becoming and staying smokefree.

Smokefree Coalition www.sfc.org.nz The Smokefree Coalition is committed to preventing the uptake of smoking among young people and reducing the smoking rates of all New Zealanders. The website is designed mainly for professionals and organisations concerned with tobacco control.

	Endangered Species www.resist.co.nz The Endangered Species website is aimed at helping Māori, New Zealand's most "endangered species", resist the addiction of tobacco.  The site offers inspiration from well-known role models, a portal allowing visitors to add their name to the "Resistance Wall" and advice for quitting, making homes, cars and marae smokefree, and other things that can be done to join the resistance movement, and make a difference.
	Smoking Not Our Future www.notourfuture.co.nz This site, run by the Health Sponsorship Council, is targeted at young people and is centred around a campaign where Kiwi celebrities share their thoughts on smoking, and tell us why they choose not to.
	Lungfish www.lungfish.co.nz This site, run by the Health Sponsorship Council, is focused on reducing the number of young people becoming addicted smokers. It is aimed at 7-12 year old and offers activities and games as well as information on smoking.
	Smokefree Youth Ambassadors Programme www.cancernz.org.nz/reducing-your-cancer-risk/smokefree/our-smokefree-campaigns/smokefree-youth-ambassadors-programme/ Cancer Society Smokefree Youth Ambassadors are passionate young people who are working with the Cancer Society to campaign to get rid of retail marketing of tobacco products and end tobacco marketing.