This project focused on developing a self-administrable tool, called the Loss of Autonomy over Smoking Checklist (LASC), to measure the onset and progression of nicotine dependence. This was done to provide health professionals with a psychometrically sound tool to detect the onset of autonomy loss over smoking and to tailor cessation programs. Unlike traditional tools, the LASC intentionally excludes socio-cultural factors from the characterization of addiction, making it applicable for use among both adolescents and adults. -

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Creator

• Ursprung, Sanouri A.

Subject

• Health
• Well-Being

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-102207-113309

Keyword

• Public health

Advisor

• Peet, R. Creighton
• Addison, W. A. Bland

Year

• 2007

Sponsor

• DiFranza, Joseph
• University of Massachusetts Medical School

Date created

• 2007-10-22

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2021-01-27